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What number of Atlantic Tropical Hurricanes + Storms + Depressions will storm-season 2012 have?
Josef Biesenberger in
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Settled on 09/01/2012 23:48 by
BuckeyeTomsettled question on option '21 or more'.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Atlantic_hurricane_season
Background
Hurricane season in the Atlantic begins June 1st and ends November 30th.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/2012atlan.shtml
With 21 and 20 atlantic tropical hurricanes+storms+depressions 2010 and 2011 were well above last 17 Years average of 16.9.
The trend shows an increase of about 1 hurricane+storm+depression per 5 years
Standard deviation is 5 hurricanes+storms+depressions
The National Hurricane Center's Tropical Cyclone Reports (formerly known as Preliminary Reports) contain comprehensive information on each tropical cyclone, including synoptic history, meteorological statistics, casualties and damages, and the post-analysis best track (six-hourly positions and intensities). Tropical cyclones include depressions, storms and hurricanes. Tropical depressions listed below are those that did not reach tropical storm strength.
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