The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration -- the government's hurricane experts -- held a news conference today to wrap up what was one of the worst hurricane seasons in history. The season officially ends tomorrow, but ironically, it's not over yet. Today, forecasters announced the formation of Tropical Storm Epsilon, which formed way out in the Atlantic and is not expected to come near the U.S. Not surprisingly, the 2005 hurricane season was a record setter. Here are the stats, courtesy of NOAA:

Most Numerous
26 Named Storms (previous record: 21 in 1933)
13 Hurricanes (previous record: 12 in 1969)
4 major hurricanes hitting the U.S. (previous record: 3 in 2004)
3 Category 5 Hurricanes (previous record: 2 in 1960 and 1961)

Deadliest
Hurricane Katrina, at least 1,300 victims (most since "The Great Okochobee Hurricane" in 1928)

Costliest
Hurricane Katrina, at least $80 billion (previous record: Andrew, $26.5 billion in 1992)

Strongest
Hurricane Wilma, 882 millibars (mb) (previous record in the Atlantic basin: Gilbert at 888 mb)