It’s a little quiet out there on the open seas — maybe a little too quiet. Eh, it’s been a while (well, actually only a handful of days) since we caused a little panic in regards to hurricane season.
Some may be calmed by the lack of any real storms so far this year, but we’re not. In 2000, the first storm didn’t appear until Aug. 3 (Alberto). By the end of the season, there had been 15 storms, including eight hurricanes. Take a look at this breakdown of previous storm seasons and how they fared after a light June and July:
Year — No. by July 31 — Year total — No. of hurricanes
2004 — 1 storm — 15 total — 9 hurricanes
2002 — 1 storm — 12 total — 4 hurricanes
2001 — 1 storm — 15 total — 9 hurricanes
2000 — 0 storms — 15 total — 8 hurricanes
1999 — 1 storm — 12 total — 8 hurricanes
1998 — 1 storm — 14 total — 10 hurricanes
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