while , ▁caused ▁minor ▁impact s ▁in ▁Hawai i . ▁The ▁strong est ▁storm ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁was ▁H urr icane ▁Kenneth , ▁which ▁att ained ▁peak ▁wind s ▁of ▁ 1 3 0   m ph ▁( 2 1 5   km / h ) ▁over ▁the ▁open ▁Pacific . ▁C ool er ▁than ▁average ▁ocean ▁temper atures ▁throughout ▁the ▁year ▁a ided ▁in ▁below - aver age ▁activity ▁through ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁which ▁ended ▁with ▁ 1 5 ▁named ▁storm s , ▁ 7 ▁h urr ican es , ▁ 2 ▁major ▁h urr ican es , ▁and ▁an ▁Acc um ulated ▁cy clone ▁energy ▁index ▁of ▁ 7 5 ▁units . ▁ ▁Pre - season ▁forec asts ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁forec ast ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁season ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁Serv icio ▁Meteor ológ ico ▁Nacional ▁( SM N ) ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁month ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁In ▁their ▁report , ▁the ▁organization ▁c ited ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁analog ▁years ▁– ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁– ▁with ▁similar ▁ocean ic ▁and ▁atmos pher ic ▁patterns . ▁An ▁overall ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 7 ▁tropical ▁storm s , ▁ 1 0 ▁h urr ican es , ▁and ▁ 7 ▁major ▁h urr ican es ▁was ▁forec ast , ▁above ▁the ▁average . ▁The ▁National ▁Ocean ic ▁and