2024 Hurricane Season Closes with Above-Average Activity

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season officially concluded on November 30, surpassing historical averages in activity. This season recorded 18 named tropical systems, significantly higher than the annual average of 14. Of these, seven were tropical storms, and 11 developed into hurricanes, with a surge in activity after the typically peak month of September.

Belize was impacted by two tropical storms, Nadine and Sara.

The hurricanes this season were categorised as follows:

Category 5: Beryl and Milton

Category 4: Helene

Category 3: Kirk and Rafael

Categories 1 & 2: Debby, Ernesto, Francine, Isaac, Leslie, and Oscar

Meanwhile, tropical storms such as Alberto, Chris, Gordon, Joyce, Nadine, Paty, and Sara remained below hurricane strength.