It was the most intense North Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Wilma of 2005 , tying Connect for seventh overall .

Part of the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season , which included Cause_to_be_included three of the top ten most intense Atlantic hurricanes Catastrophe ever recorded Recording ( along with # 1 Wilma and # 7 Katrina ) , Rita was the seventeenth named storm Catastrophe , tenth hurricane Catastrophe , and fifth major hurricane Catastrophe of the 2005 season .

Tropical Depression Wilma , also referred Adducing to as 30W and Depression BOB 05 , was a weak but long-lived tropical cyclone Catastrophe that traveled Traveling from the Northwest Pacific Ocean to the North Indian Ocean in 2013 .

Its remnant low was absorbed by Hurricane Wilma 's large circulation .

It is currently the seventh-costliest Atlantic hurricane Catastrophe to hit Attack the United States , behind only Katrina ( 2005 ) , Ike ( 2008 ) , Sandy ( 2012 ) , Harvey ( 2017 ) , Dorian ( 2019 ) , and Maria ( 2017 ) , as well as the eighth-costliest Atlantic hurricane Catastrophe , behind the aforementioned systems and Wilma ( 2005 ) .