all the way back to 2005 which WAS the worst hurricane season.
The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active Atlantic hurricane season in recorded history, repeatedly shattering numerous records. The impact of the season was widespread and ruinous with an estimated 3,865 deaths and record damages of about $130 billion (2005 USD). Of the storms that made landfall, five of the season's seven major hurricanes—Dennis, Emily, Katrina, Rita, and Wilma—were responsible for most of the destruction.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Atlantic_hurricane_season2006PREDICTION
Information obtained through March 2006 continues to indicate that the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season will be much more active than the average 1950-2000 season. We estimate that 2006 will have about 9 hurricanes (average is 5.9), 17 named storms (average is 9.6), 85 named storm days (average is 49.1), 45 hurricane days (average is 24.5), 5 intense (Category 3-4-5) hurricanes (average is 2.3) and 13 intense hurricane days (average is 5.0). The probability of U.S. major hurricane landfall is estimated to be about 55 percent above the long-period average
http://hurricane.atmos.colostate.edu/Forecasts/2006/april2006/YEAR END REPORT
The 2006 Atlantic hurricane season officially ran from June 1 to November 30, 2006. It was significantly less active than the previous season, was the first since 2001 in which no hurricanes made landfall in the United States, and was the first since 1994 that no tropical cyclones formed during October.<1>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Atlantic_hurricane_season2007
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The Atlantic basin will likely see a very active hurricane season this year, though not as active as in 2004 and 2005, according to a well-known Colorado State University forecasting team.
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The latest forecast upgrades the team’s earlier predictions for the 2007 hurricane season. The team now expects 17 named storms to form in the Atlantic, with nine of those storms becoming hurricanes. Five of the hurricanes are expected to develop into major storms (Categories 3, 4, and 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale) with wind speeds of 111 mph or greater.
http://www.livescience.com/environment/070403_hurricane_forecast.htmlYEAR END REPORT
The 2007 Atlantic hurricane season was an active Atlantic hurricane season that produced 17 tropical cyclones, 15 tropical storms, 6 hurricanes, and 2 major hurricanes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Atlantic_hurricane_season2008
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Hurricane Season Predictions
15 Named Storms, 8 Hurricanes Due to Hit Atlantic Basin in 2008
Hurricane Season Predictions: 15 Named Storms, 8 Hurricanes Due to Hit Atlantic Basin in 2008 http://meteorologyclimatology.suite101.com/article.cfm/hurricane_season_predictions#ixzz0kRwg1yLOYEAR END REPORT
The 2008 Atlantic hurricane season was a very active hurricane season with sixteen named storms formed, including eight that became hurricanes and five that became major hurricanes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Atlantic_hurricane_season2009Forecasters: 2009 to bring 'above average' hurricane season.
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Next year is predicted to bring 14 named storms to the Atlantic Ocean, with seven of them becoming hurricanes, according to a university report that forecasts an "above average" 2009 hurricane season.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/weather/12/10/hurricane.season.2009/index.htmlYEAR END REPORT
The 2009 Atlantic hurricane season was a below-average year in which nine tropical storms formed, the fewest since the 1997 season.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Atlantic_hurricane_seasonBasically, sometimes they get it right, sometimes they don't.
You would consider it a terrible hurricane season if there was only one hurricane but it was a force five and you witnessed the center of the eye as it passed over.