Add Charley to the tracking maps... Up next is Danielle, Earl, Frances.
Below is a breakdown of what storms were active on Aug 10 between 1954 and 2003. (Note: storm numbers in parenthesis had been finalled out by NHC prior to Aug 10) If applicable, there is a listing of what date the "C" storm developed on. At the end the list is the 50 year average ('54-'03).
Please Note: Number represents the number of storms (excluding subtropical storms) thus far in the season. The start dates of the C-storm are when these systems were tropical depressions.
Active Storms on August 10, followed by the date the C-storm formed.
03 (4); Jul 07
02 (3); Aug 05
01 (2); Aug 14
00 1; Aug 17
99 (1); Aug 19
98 (1); Aug 21
97 (4); Jul 13
96 (3); Jul 24
95 6, 7; Jul 12
94 (1); Aug 16
93 2; Aug 14
92 (0); Sep 21
91 (1); Sep 04
90 5; Jul 31
89 (4); Jul 30
88 2; Aug 21
87 1; Sep 05
86 (2); Aug 13
85 3; Aug 09
84 (0); Aug 31
83 (0); Sep 10
82 (1); Sep 09
81 4; Aug 02
80 1; Aug 20
79 (3); Jul 15
78 3; Aug 07
77 (0); Sep 05
76 2; Aug 18
75 (2); Aug 24
74 (0); Aug 29
73 (1); Aug 25
72 (1); Aug 29
71 2; Aug 18
70 (3); Jul 31
69 (1); Aug 14
68 1; Jun 22
67 (0); Sep 05
66 (5); Jul 13
65 (0); Sep 16
64 2; Aug 20
63 1; Sep 16
62 (0); Sep 12
61 (1); Sep 03
60 (2); Aug 17
59 (4); Jul 05
58 2; Aug 11
57 2; Sep 02
56 2; Sep 05
55 3, 4; Aug 03
54 (2); Aug 25
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Average # of TS on Aug 10: 01.98 ('04: above average by 1.02 TSs)
Average Date for C-storm*: Aug 15 ('04: ahead of schedule by 5 days)
* C-storm occurred 100.0% of the time in the past 50 years.
Note: The following "30-yr averages" encompass the years 2003-1974
TS YTD vs 30yr Seasonal Average: 3 vs 9.97 (-6.97)
HR YTD vs 30yr Seasonal Average: 1 vs 5.83 (-4.83)
MHR YTD vs 30yr Seasonal Average: 1 vs 2.20 (-1.20)
Aug 10 and storms brought to you by the letter C
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2003 Hurricane (1) Claudette (Hit Windward Is., Yucatan, TX)
2002 Tropical Storm Cristobal (In Sargasso Sea)
2001 Tropical Storm Chantal (Hit Windward Is., Yucatan)
2000 Tropical Storm Chris (NE of Windward Is.)
1999 Hurricane (4) Cindy (Fish)
1998 Tropical Storm Charley (Hit TX)
1997 Tropical Storm Claudette (Fish)
1996 Hurricane (1) Cesar* (Hit Central America)
1995 Tropical Storm Chantal (Fish)
1994 Hurricane (1) Chris (Skirted Bermuda)
1993 Tropical Storm Cindy (Hit Windward Is., Hispaniola)
1992 Hurricane (2) Charley (Hit Azores)
1991 Hurricane (4) Claudette (Skirted Bermuda and Azores)
1990 Tropical Storm Cesar (Fish)
1989 Hurricane (1) Chantal (Hit TX/LA Border)
1988 Tropical Storm Chris (Hit US E Coast)
1987 Tropical Storm Cindy (Skirted Azores)
1986 Hurricane (1) Charley (Hit US E Coast, UK)
1985 Hurricane (1) Claudette (Formed off of SC, Skirted Bermuda, Azores)
1984 Tropical Storm Cesar (Fish)
1983 Hurricane (1) Chantal (Shirted Bermuda)
1982 Tropical Storm Chris (Hit TX/LA Border)
1981 Tropical Storm Cindy (Fish)
1980 Hurricane (1) Charley (Fish)
1979 Tropical Storm Claudette (Hit Lesser/Greater Antilles, TX)
1978 Hurricane (1) Cora (Hit Srn Windward Is., Columbia)
1977 Hurricane (1) Clara (Formed off of Carolina Coast, Skirted Bermuda)
1976 Hurricane (1) Candice (Fish)
1975 Hurricane (3) Caroline (Hit Cuba, Skirted Yucatan, Hit Mexico)
1974 Super Hurricane (4) Carmen* (Hit Lesser/Greater Antilles, Yucatan, LA, TX)
1973 Tropical Storm Christine (Hit Windward Is)
1972 Tropical Storm Carrie (Hit ME, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Is)
1971 Tropical Storm Chloe (Hit Windward Is, Mexico)
1970 Hurricane (3) Celia* (Hit Cuba, TX)
1969 Super Hurricane (5) Camille* (Hit Cuba, MS)
1968 Tropical Storm Candy (Hit TX)
1967 Hurricane (2) Chloe (Fish)
1966 Hurricane (1) Celia (Hit Bahamas, Newfoundland)
1965 Hurricane (2) Carol+ (Fish)
1964 Super Hurricane (5) Cleo* (Hit Windward Is, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Cuba, SE US)
1963 Hurricane (1) Cindy (Hit TX)
1962 Tropical Storm Celia (Fish)
1961 Super Hurricane (5) Carla* (Hit Yucatan Peninsula, TX)
1960 Hurricane (1) Cleo (Brushed Bahamas, Nova Scotia)
1959 Hurricane (1) Cindy (Hit US E coast, Ern Provinces of Canada)
1958 Super Hurricane (5) Cleo (Fish)
1957 Super Hurricane (5) Carrie (Brushed Bermuda, Azores)
1956 Tropical Storm Carla (Hit Bahamas, brushed Bermuda)
1955 Hurricane (4) Connie* (Brushed Nrn Windward Is, PR, Hit US Mid-Atl States)
1954 Hurricane (2) Carol*+ (Hit Bahamas, Brushed NC, VA, Hit New England)
"C" names in the past...
60% became category one hurricanes
30% became category two hurricanes
22% became category three hurricanes
18% became category four hurricanes
10% became category five hurricanes
(Names with asterisk denotes retired name)
(+; Carol was used in 1965, but was never used again. It is assumed that it was retrospectively retired from the 1954 Carol)
2002 Tropical Storm Cristobal (In Sargasso Sea)
2001 Tropical Storm Chantal (Hit Windward Is., Yucatan)
2000 Tropical Storm Chris (NE of Windward Is.)
1999 Hurricane (4) Cindy (Fish)
1998 Tropical Storm Charley (Hit TX)
1997 Tropical Storm Claudette (Fish)
1996 Hurricane (1) Cesar* (Hit Central America)
1995 Tropical Storm Chantal (Fish)
1994 Hurricane (1) Chris (Skirted Bermuda)
1993 Tropical Storm Cindy (Hit Windward Is., Hispaniola)
1992 Hurricane (2) Charley (Hit Azores)
1991 Hurricane (4) Claudette (Skirted Bermuda and Azores)
1990 Tropical Storm Cesar (Fish)
1989 Hurricane (1) Chantal (Hit TX/LA Border)
1988 Tropical Storm Chris (Hit US E Coast)
1987 Tropical Storm Cindy (Skirted Azores)
1986 Hurricane (1) Charley (Hit US E Coast, UK)
1985 Hurricane (1) Claudette (Formed off of SC, Skirted Bermuda, Azores)
1984 Tropical Storm Cesar (Fish)
1983 Hurricane (1) Chantal (Shirted Bermuda)
1982 Tropical Storm Chris (Hit TX/LA Border)
1981 Tropical Storm Cindy (Fish)
1980 Hurricane (1) Charley (Fish)
1979 Tropical Storm Claudette (Hit Lesser/Greater Antilles, TX)
1978 Hurricane (1) Cora (Hit Srn Windward Is., Columbia)
1977 Hurricane (1) Clara (Formed off of Carolina Coast, Skirted Bermuda)
1976 Hurricane (1) Candice (Fish)
1975 Hurricane (3) Caroline (Hit Cuba, Skirted Yucatan, Hit Mexico)
1974 Super Hurricane (4) Carmen* (Hit Lesser/Greater Antilles, Yucatan, LA, TX)
1973 Tropical Storm Christine (Hit Windward Is)
1972 Tropical Storm Carrie (Hit ME, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Is)
1971 Tropical Storm Chloe (Hit Windward Is, Mexico)
1970 Hurricane (3) Celia* (Hit Cuba, TX)
1969 Super Hurricane (5) Camille* (Hit Cuba, MS)
1968 Tropical Storm Candy (Hit TX)
1967 Hurricane (2) Chloe (Fish)
1966 Hurricane (1) Celia (Hit Bahamas, Newfoundland)
1965 Hurricane (2) Carol+ (Fish)
1964 Super Hurricane (5) Cleo* (Hit Windward Is, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Cuba, SE US)
1963 Hurricane (1) Cindy (Hit TX)
1962 Tropical Storm Celia (Fish)
1961 Super Hurricane (5) Carla* (Hit Yucatan Peninsula, TX)
1960 Hurricane (1) Cleo (Brushed Bahamas, Nova Scotia)
1959 Hurricane (1) Cindy (Hit US E coast, Ern Provinces of Canada)
1958 Super Hurricane (5) Cleo (Fish)
1957 Super Hurricane (5) Carrie (Brushed Bermuda, Azores)
1956 Tropical Storm Carla (Hit Bahamas, brushed Bermuda)
1955 Hurricane (4) Connie* (Brushed Nrn Windward Is, PR, Hit US Mid-Atl States)
1954 Hurricane (2) Carol*+ (Hit Bahamas, Brushed NC, VA, Hit New England)
"C" names in the past...
60% became category one hurricanes
30% became category two hurricanes
22% became category three hurricanes
18% became category four hurricanes
10% became category five hurricanes
(Names with asterisk denotes retired name)
(+; Carol was used in 1965, but was never used again. It is assumed that it was retrospectively retired from the 1954 Carol)
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