Tropical cyclones in 1995

The costliest storm of the year was Hurricane Opal, which caused $4.7 billion in damage throughout Central America and the Gulf Coast of the United States.

The accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) index for the 1995 (seven basins combined), as calculated by Colorado State University was 779.3 units.

During the early months of 1995, an El Niño was still in effect throughout the Eastern Pacific, though by June it had transitioned into a La Niña as the waters cooled rapidly.

[1] January was an inactive month, featuring only 6 systems of which 5 attained gale-force winds and were named.

Celeno was a rare tropical cyclone that formed in the Mediterranean Sea, making landfall on Libya.

Fodah affected the landmasses surrounding the Mozambique Channel and Gail produced heavy gusts in the Mascarene Islands.

February was an extremely inactive month, featuring only 3 systems of which all 3 were named by their respective Regional Specialized Meteorological Centres.

Bobby became the strongest storm of the month, making landfall near Onslow on February 25, causing $8.5 million in damages and killing 8 people as a result.

A tropical depression formed thereafter and became the strongest storm of the month, with a minimum central pressure of 996 hPa.