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2022 Atlantic hurricane season
The 2022 Atlantic season has 16 storms in the best-track record; 14 reached tropical-storm strength and 9 became hurricanes, 3 of them major. Its accumulated cyclone energy of 109.5 is the 53rd-highest of the 175 seasons in the Atlantic record since 1851. Ian was the strongest, peaking at 160 mph as a Category 5 hurricane. Landfall records exist for 7 of its storms, in Belize, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Florida, Guadeloupe, Nicaragua, Nova Scotia, Puerto Rico, Québec, South Carolina, the Bahamas, the Turks and Caicos Islands and Venezuela. The first record is dated June 5, the last November 11.
Storm by storm
More storms formed in September than in any other month of 2022: 7 of 16. Fiona both lasted longest, 9.5 days as a tropical or subtropical system, and contributed the most energy, 24% of the season's ACE. Strongest landfall of each storm: Bonnie reached Nicaragua as a tropical storm on July 2; Colin reached South Carolina as a tropical storm on July 1; Fiona reached the Turks and Caicos Islands as a Category 3 hurricane on September 20; Ian reached Florida as a Category 4 hurricane on September 28; Julia reached Nicaragua as a Category 1 hurricane on October 9; Lisa reached Belize as a Category 1 hurricane on November 2; Nicole reached Florida as a Category 1 hurricane on November 10.
| Storm | Dates | Peak | Strength | Lowest | Landfalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex | Jun 5–6 | 70 mph | Tropical storm | 984 mb | – |
| Bonnie | Jul 1–9 | 115 mph | Category 3 | 964 mb | Nicaragua |
| Colin | Jul 1–2 | 40 mph | Tropical storm | 1011 mb | South Carolina |
| Danielle | Sep 1–8 | 85 mph | Category 1 | 972 mb | – |
| Earl | Sep 2–10 | 110 mph | Category 2 | 948 mb | – |
| Fiona | Sep 14–23 | 140 mph | Category 4 | 931 mb | Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Turks and Caicos Islands, Nova Scotia, Québec |
| Gaston | Sep 20–25 | 65 mph | Tropical storm | 994 mb | – |
| Ian | Sep 23–30 | 160 mph | Category 5 | 937 mb | Cuba, Florida, South Carolina |
| Hermine | Sep 23–24 | 40 mph | Tropical storm | 1003 mb | – |
| Eleven | Sep 28–29 | 35 mph | Depression | 1008 mb | – |
| Twelve | Oct 4–6 | 35 mph | Depression | 1007 mb | – |
| Julia | Oct 7–10 | 85 mph | Category 1 | 982 mb | Venezuela, Colombia, Nicaragua, El Salvador |
| Karl | Oct 11–14 | 60 mph | Tropical storm | 997 mb | – |
| Lisa | Oct 31 – Nov 5 | 90 mph | Category 1 | 985 mb | Belize |
| Martin | Nov 1–3 | 85 mph | Category 1 | 965 mb | – |
| Nicole | Nov 7–11 | 75 mph | Category 1 | 980 mb | Bahamas, Florida |
Against other Atlantic seasons
Accumulated cyclone energy of every season; the red bar is 2022.