1982 WMHB Atlantic hurricane season (Cooper)

The 1982 Atlantic hurricane season was a well below-average Atlantic hurricane season, with only 8 named storms, 4 hurricanes, and 1 major hurricane forming. The season officially began on June 1, 1982, and ended on November 30, 1982. These dates historically describe the period each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin and are adopted by convention.

Storm names
The following list of names was used for named storms that formed in the North Atlantic in 1983. The names not retired from this list were used again in the 1989 season. This year marked the first usage for this list of names in the North Atlantic basin, although the names Florence and Helene had previously been used on the old 4-year lists. The names Alberto, Beryl, Chris, Debby, Ernesto, and Gilbert were used for the first time this year. No names were retired this year.