The 1916 Atlantic hurricane season was an extremely active Atlantic hurricane season, featuring eighteen tropical cyclones, of which nine made landfall in the United States, the most in one season until 2020, when eleven struck. The first storm appeared on May 13 south of Cuba, while the final tropical storm became an extratropical cyclone over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico on November 15. Of the 18 tropical cyclones forming that season, 15 intensified into a tropical storm, the second-most at the time, behind only 1887. Ten of the tropical storms intensified into a hurricane, while five of those became a major hurricane. The early 20th century lacked modern forecasting tools such as satellite imagery and documentation, and thus, the hurricane database from these years may be incomplete. 15 storms, 10 hurricanes, 5 major hurricanes (Category 3+). Strongest: an unnamed storm (130 mph). Accumulated cyclone energy ≈ 144. Wiki link