ACE of all Atlantic Hurricane Seasons from 1851 to 2024 (second year date will be updated at the end of each season)

[Atlantic]

I have been able to put every Atlantic Hurricane Season number of ACE together in order from greatest to least amount of ACE. Bear with me here;

The first 8 seasons are what I call the elite 200.
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100 out of the 173 seasons listed, will finish the rest tomorrow.

Spoiler: Atlantic Hurricane Season ACE rankings since 1851

1st place: 1933 (258.57)
2nd place: 2005 (250.13)
3rd place: 1893 (231.15)
4th place: 1926 (229.56)
5th place: 1995 (227.10)
6th place: 2004 (226.88)
7th place: 2017 (224.87)
8th place: 1950 (211.28)
9th place: 1961 (188.89)
10th place: 1998 (181.77)
11th place: 1887 (181.26)
12th place: 1878 (180.85)
13th place: 2020 (180.37)
14th place: 2003 (176.84)
15th place: 1999 (176.53)
16th place: 1932 (169.66)
17th place: 1996 (166.18)
18th place: 1886 (166.17)
19th place: 2010 (165.48)
20th place: 1906 (162.88)
21st place: 2024 (161.10)
22nd place: 1955 (158.17)
23rd place: 1964 (153.04)
24th place: 1899 (151.03)
25th place: 1969 (149.25)
26th place: 1980 (148.94)
27th place: 2008 (145.72)
28th place: 2023 (145.6)
29th place: 2021 (145.55)
30th place: 1916 (144.01)
31st place: 2016 (141.25)
32nd place: 1966 (138.28)
33rd place: 1896 (136.08)
34th place: 1894 (135.42)
35th place: 1989 (135.13)
36th place: 2012 (132.20)
37th place: 2018 (132.58)
38th place: 2019 (132.20)
39th place: 1880 (131.08)
40th place: 1915 (130.10)
41st place: 1951 (126.33)
42nd place: 2011 (126.30)
43rd place: 1967 (125.43)
44th place: 2000 (119.14)
45th place: 1891 (116.11)
46th place: 1892 (115.84)
47th place: 1898 (113.24)
48th place: 1963 (112.09)
49th place: 1954 (110.88)
50th place: 2001 (110.32)
51st place: 1958 (109.69)
52nd place: 1935 (106.21)
53rd place: 1944 (104.45)
54th place: 1889 (104.04)
55th place: 1988 (102.99)
56th place: 1903 (102.07)
57th place: 1981 (100.38)
58th place: 1924 (100.19)
59th place: 1936 (99.78)
60th place: 1901 (98.98)
61st place: 1953 (98.51)
62nd place: 1990 (96.80)
63rd place: 1971 (96.53)
64th place: 1949 (96.45)
65th place: 1908 (95.11)
66th place: 2022 (95.10)
67th place: 1948 (94.98)
68th place: 1943 (94.01)
69th place: 1909 (93.34)
70th place: 1979 (92.92)
71st place: 1947 (88.49)
72nd place: 1871 (88.39)
73rd place: 1985 (87.98)
74th place: 1870 (87.80)
75th place: 1965 (86.74)
76th place: 1921 (86.53)
77th place: 1888 (84.95)
78th place: 1984 (84.30)
79th place: 1976 (84.17)
80th place: 1866 (83.65)
81st place: 1928 (83.48)
82nd place: 1900 (83.35)
83rd place: 1934 (79.07)
84th place: 1957 (78.66)
85th place: 2006 (78.54)
86th place: 1938 (77.58)
87th place: 1959 (77.11)
88th place: 1853 (76.49)
89th place: 1992 (76.22)
90th place: 1975 (76.06)
91st place: 2007 (73.89)
92nd place: 1877 (73.36)
93rd place: 1852 (73.28)
94th place: 1960 (72.90)
95th place: 1875 (72.48)
96th place: 1884 (72.06)
97th place: 1873 (69.47)
98th place: 1952 (69.08)
99th place: 1895 (68.77)
100th place: 1974 (68.13)

 

[slenker]

The year 1933 for Atlantic hurricanes was absolutely unreal. I would bet it was a more extreme season than 2005 in at least some aspects, and would honestly be willing to bet that it was the most active season we've ever seen, definitely more active than 2020 or 2005. The simple fact that the ACE was so extreme, despite our inferior methods of documentation and decreased understanding of tropical systems back then, means that it isn't outside the realm of possibility for us to have missed a few of the systems that year. Also, the intensities of some of these storms were likely far more variable than the intensity tracks suggest - it's highly likely to me that many of the majors that year didn't stay as a C3 from the MDR all the way to the middle of the Sargasso, which is what the intensity tracks seem to show.

Conversely, it's also equally as likely that these storms weren't as intense as the tracks suggest at some points too. However, I think erring on the more liberal side here makes a little more sense, given the context of a 250+ ACE season.

 

[Atlantic]

The year 1933 for Atlantic hurricanes was absolutely unreal. I would bet it was a more extreme season than 2005 in at least some aspects, and would honestly be willing to bet that it was the most active season we've ever seen, definitely more active than 2020 or 2005. The simple fact that the ACE was so extreme, despite our inferior methods of documentation and decreased understanding of tropical systems back then, means that it isn't outside the realm of possibility for us to have missed a few of the systems that year. Also, the intensities of some of these storms were likely far more variable than the intensity tracks suggest - it's highly likely to me that many of the majors that year didn't stay as a C3 from the MDR all the way to the middle of the Sargasso, which is what the intensity tracks seem to show.

Conversely, it's also equally as likely that these storms weren't as intense as the tracks suggest at some points too. However, I think erring on the more liberal side here makes a little more sense, given the context of a 250+ ACE season.

Absolutely. We do know that 250 or more ACE seasons can happen, as demonstrated by 2005.

 

[Atlantic]

@slenker just look at this incredible thing!