Record-setting hurricane season draws to a close

The hurricane season for the Atlantic basin draws to a close this weekend, ending on Sunday. NOAA says it was another active season, featuring:

16 named storms, of which 8 were hurricanes (5 of those reaching major hurricane status -- Category 3 strength)
the first time six consecutive named storms made landfall in the US (Dolly, Edouard, Fay, Gustav, Hanna, and Ike)
the first time three major hurricanes struck Cuba (Gustav, Ike, and Paloma)
first season to have a major hurricane form in five consecutive months (July, Bertha; August, Gustav; September, Ike; October, Omar; November, Paloma)