by P. Homewood, Dec 1, 2024 in NotaLotofPeopleKnowThat
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is coming to an end and it has been an active one overall.
There have been 18 named tropical storms, with 11 of those reaching hurricane strength and five becoming major hurricanes – category three and above.
An average season would bring 14 storms, seven hurricanes and three major hurricanes.
Some records have been equalled or broken but the active weather was not spread evenly across the season. In fact the middle of the season, normally the peak, was very quiet.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/cp87g4p73kxo
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Despite claims of “records broken”, the BBC makes no mention of what these might be!
Unsurprising, because no records were broken, unless you count Beryl which was claimed to be the earliest Cat 5 on record, which has no significance whatsoever.
Instead, although above average, the number of hurricanes and major ones were not exceptional at all.
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