Since the Almanac's publication, damage estimates of past hurricanes have been updated approximating the cost in 2006 dollars. The revised table looks like this:

Most Expensive U.S. Hurricanes Based on Damage Caused When They Happened (Rounded to the Nearest Billions of 2006 Dollars)

1. Hurricane Katrina 2005 85

2. Hurricane Andrew 1992 48

3. Hurricane Wilma* 2005 22

4. Hurricane Charley 2004 16

5. Hurricane Ivan 2004 15

6. Hurricane Hugo 1989 13

7. Hurricane Agnes** 1972 12

8. Hurricane Betsy† 1965 12

9. Hurricane Rita 2005 12

10. Hurricane Camille 1969 10

11. Hurricane Frances 2004 10

Note that Camille replaces Frances at #10, but a slight amount.