During the current Atlantic hurricane season, 16 cyclones have formed, of which eight were hurricanes, making it the busiest since the record-breaking season of 2005, which produced 28 cyclones.
The season began more actively than normal with four storms before August and the earliest known date for three storms to be active on the same day (Hurricane Bertha, and Tropical Storms Cristobal and Dolly were all active on 20 July). It was one of only nine seasons on record to have a major hurricane before August and the only season in recorded history to feature a major hurricane (Category 3 or higher) in every month from July to November.
Haiti was hit by four hurricanes (Fay, Gustav, Hanna and Ike) and Cuba by three (Gustav, Ike and Paloma). Ike was the most destructive of the season and Hanna the deadliest (537 deaths). Bertha was the longest-lived July Atlantic tropical cyclone on record.
The Atlantic hurricane season lasts officially from 1 June to 30 November. The average hurricane season produces about 10 storms, of which six become hurricanes.
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