Number of Tropical Cyclones per 100 Years
The official hurricane
season for the Atlantic Basin (the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea,
and the Gulf of Mexico) is from 1 June to 30 November. As seen in the
graph above, the peak of the season is from mid-August to late October.
However, deadly hurricanes can occur anytime in the hurricane season.
(Cited source: http://hurricanes.noaa.gov/prepare/season.htm, downloaded from http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pastprofile.shtml, on Sept 1, 2009.) |
Selected excerpts from: "A Climatology Of Intense (Or Major) Atlantic Hurricanes" Intraseasonal Variation of Tropical Storm Activity
by Intensity
Level Expressed in Total Number of 6-Hour Occurrences for Each Day |
Normalized as Percent of Total Annual
Activity Per Day |
Sources:
FAQ : HURRICANES, TYPHOONS, AND TROPICAL CYCLONES -- FAQ Main Page, By Christopher W. Landsea, Version 2.10, 09 August, 2000 http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/tcfaqHED.html A CLIMATOLOGY OF INTENSE (OR MAJOR) ATLANTIC HURRICANES, By: Christopher W. Landsea, Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523 Monthly Weather Review, Vol.121, pg. 1703-1713, (1993) http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/Landsea/climo/index.html |
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