Estimated annual deaths and damages (in current and constant 1992 dollars) related to hurricanes in the United States 1900-1995. Dollars adjusted for inflation using a construction consumer price index.

Source: Herbert, P.J., J.D. Jarrell, and M. Mayfield, 1996.

The Deadliest, Costliest, and Most Intense Hurricanes of this Century (and other Frequently Requested Hurricne Facts) NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS TPC-I.


	Damage	($Millions)			Damage	($Millions)
YEAR	DEATHS	Unadjusted	Adjusted	YEAR	DEATHS	Unadjusted	Adjusted
1900	8000	30	790	1948	3	18	113
1901	10	1	26	1949	4	59	370
1902	0	Minor	Minor	1950	19	36	222
1903	15	1	26	1951	0	2	11
1904	5	2	53	1952	3	16	16
1905	0	Minor	Minor	1953	2	6	33
1906	298	3	79	1954	193	756	4180
1907	0	0	0	1955	218	985	5348
1908	0	0	0	1956	19	27	139
1909	406	8	211	1957	400	152	758
1910	30	1	26	1958	2	11	55
1911	17	1	26	1959	24	23	116
1912	1	Minor	Minor	1960	65	396	2006
1913	5	3	79	1961	46	414	2102
1914	0	0	0	1962	3	2	10
1915	550	63	1660	1963	10	12	59
1916	107	33	723	1964	49	515	2564
1917	5	Minor	Minor	1965	75	1445	6996
1918	34	5	71	1966	54	15	70
1919	287	22	278	1967	18	200	900
1920	2	3	30	1968	9	10	43
1921	6	3	38	1969	256	1421	5647
1922	360	0	0	1970	11	434	1699
1923	0	Minor	Minor	1971	8	213	747
1924	2	Minor	Minor	1972	122	2100	6924
1925	6	Minor	Minor	1973	5	3	9
1926	269	112	1415	1974	1	150	396
1927	0	0	0	1975	21	490	1191
1928	1836	25	315	1976	9	100	233
1929	3	1	12	1977	0	10	22
1930	0	Minor	Minor	1978	36	20	38
1931	0	0	0	1979	22	3045	5210
1932	0	0	0	1980	2	300	463
1933	63	47	701	1981	0	25	36
1934	17	5	68	1982	0	Minor	Minor
1935	414	12	163	1983	22	2000	2751
1936	9	2	28	1984	30	66	88
1937	0	Minor	Minor	1985	30	4000	5197
1938	600	306	3884	1986	9	17	21
1939	3	Minor	Minor	1987	0	8	10
1940	51	5	66	1988	6	9	11
1941	10	8	98	1989	56	7670	8640
1942	8	27	286	1990	13	57	63
1943	16	17	169	1991	16	1500	1637
1944	64	165	1641	1992	24	26500	28687
1945	7	80	773	1993	4	57	59
1946	0	5	41	1994	38	973	973
1947	53	136	935	1995	29	3723	3582

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