Weather of 2004

Jeanne was also the fourth hurricane to strike the United States in the year, following Charley, Frances, and Ivan.

Ivan was the costliest natural disaster of the year, causing US$26.1 billion in damage in the Caribbean and the United States.

[2] Another winter storm produced snowfall in Texas and extreme northern Mexico, causing the first ever recorded White Christmas for some areas.

[13][14] As the year began, Cyclone Heta was developing near Fiji,[15] and a few days later, it devastated the South Pacific nation of Niue, resulting in damage equivalent to 25% of its gross domestic product (GDP).

[16] Also as the year began, Tropical Storm Darius was approaching Mauritius in the south-west Indian Ocean.

[18][21] A month prior to Gafilo, Cyclone Elita moved across the same country for the third time, dropping heavy rainfall that led to 33 deaths.

[27] There was a series of tropical cyclones affecting the Philippines in a two-week period from November to early December, resulting in 1,762 deaths.

[35] Ivan was the season's strongest, killing 92 people and causing US$26.1 billion in damage in the Caribbean and the United States.