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2004 Atlantic hurricane season

The 2004 Atlantic season had 15 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 9 of them hurricanes and 6 major (Category 3 or stronger). One reached Category 5: Ivan.

The first storm was tracked from July 31, 2004 and the last ended on December 5, 2004. The strongest by wind was Hurricane Ivan (2004), at 165 mph (270 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 226.9.

Storms
15
Hurricanes
9
Major
6
Category 5
1
ACE
226.9
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Hurricane AlexJul 31 – Aug 6120 mph957 mbCategory 3 hurricane—
Tropical Storm BonnieAug 3 – Aug 1465 mph1001 mbTropical storm1
Hurricane CharleyAug 9 – Aug 15150 mph941 mbCategory 4 hurricane5
Hurricane DanielleAug 13 – Aug 24110 mph964 mbCategory 2 hurricane—
Tropical Storm EarlAug 13 – Aug 1550 mph1009 mbTropical storm—
Hurricane FrancesAug 25 – Sep 10145 mph935 mbCategory 4 hurricane6
Hurricane GastonAug 27 – Sep 375 mph985 mbCategory 1 hurricane1
Tropical Storm HermineAug 27 – Aug 3160 mph1002 mbTropical storm1
Hurricane IvanSep 2 – Sep 24165 mph910 mbCategory 5 hurricane2
Unnamed tropical depression 10, 2004 AtlanticSep 7 – Sep 1035 mph1009 mbTropical depression—
Hurricane JeanneSep 13 – Sep 29120 mph950 mbCategory 3 hurricane5
Hurricane KarlSep 16 – Sep 28145 mph938 mbCategory 4 hurricane—
Hurricane LisaSep 19 – Oct 375 mph987 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Tropical Storm MatthewOct 8 – Oct 1145 mph997 mbTropical storm1
Tropical Storm NicoleOct 10 – Oct 1150 mph986 mbTropical storm—
Tropical Storm OttoNov 26 – Dec 550 mph995 mbTropical storm—