Aug 13 and storms brought to you by the letter D

[senorpepr]

Danielle already... Up next is Earl, Frances, and Gaston.

Below is a breakdown of what storms were active on Aug 13 between 1954 and 2003. (Note: storm numbers in parenthesis had been finalled out by NHC prior to Aug 13) If applicable, there is a listing of what date the "D" 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 D-storm are when these systems were tropical depressions.

Active Storms on August 13, followed by the date the D-storm formed.

03 (4); Jul 16
02 (3); Aug 29
01 (2); Aug 22
00 1, 2; Aug 19
99 (1); Aug 24
98 (1); Aug 24
97 (4); Jul 16
96 (3); Aug 19
95 6, (7); Jul 28
94 (1); Sep 09
93 2; Aug 23
92 (0); Sep 22
91 (1); Sep 07
90 5, 6; Aug 04
89 (4); Jul 31
88 (2); Aug 31
87 1; Sep 08
86 3; Sep 07
85 3, 4; Aug 12
84 (0); Sep 08
83 (0); Sep 26
82 (1); Sep 13
81 4; Aug 07
80 (1); Sep 04
79 (3); Aug 25
78 (3); Aug 26
77 (0); Sep 26
76 (2); Aug 18
75 (2); Aug 28
74 1; Sep 02
73 (1); Sep 01
72 (1); Sep 05
71 2; Aug 20
70 (3); Aug 17
69 2; Aug 14
68 4; Aug 10
67 (0); Sep 08
66 (5); Jul 22
65 (0); Sep 24
64 (2); Aug 28
63 (1); Sep 19
62 (0); Sep 29
61 (1); Sep 06
60 (2); Aug 29
59 (4); Jul 23
58 3; Aug 24
57 (2); Sep 07
56 2; Sep 10
55 3, 4; Aug 07
54 (2); Aug 31

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Average # of TS on Aug 13: 02.18 ('04: above average by 1.82 TSs)
Average Date for D-storm*: Aug 26 ('04: ahead of schedule by 13 days)

* D-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: 4 vs 9.97 (-5.97)
HR YTD vs 30yr Seasonal Average: 2 vs 5.83 (-4.83)
MHR YTD vs 30yr Seasonal Average: 2 vs 2.20 (-0.20)

[senorpepr]

2003 Hurricane (1) Danny (Fish)
2002 Tropical Storm Dolly (Fish)
2001 Tropical Storm Dean (Skirted Nrn Lesser Antilles)
2000 Hurricane (1) Debby (Hit Lesser/Greater Antilles)
1999 Hurricane (2) Dennis (Hit Bahamas, NC)
1998 Hurricane (2) Danielle (Fish)
1997 Hurricane (1) Danny (Hit LA)
1996 Hurricane (1) Dolly (Hit Yucatan, Mexico)
1995 Tropical Storm Dean (Hit TX)
1994 Tropical Storm Debby (Hit Windward Is.)
1993 Tropical Storm Dennis (Fish)
1992 Tropical Storm Danielle (Hit Mid-Atl States)
1991 Tropical Storm Danny (Fish)
1990 Hurricane (2) Diana* (Hit Yucatan, Mexico)
1989 Hurricane (2) Dean (Hit Nrn Lesser Antilles, Bermuda, Newfoundland)
1988 Hurricane (1) Debby (Hit Mexico)
1987 Tropical Storm Dennis (Fish)
1986 Tropical Storm Danielle (Hit Windward Is.)
1985 Hurricane (1) Danny (Skirted Cuba, Hit LA)
1984 Hurricane (4) Diana (Hit NC)
1983 Tropical Storm Dean (Hit VA, MD)
1982 Hurricane (4) Debby (Skirted Bahamas, Bermuda)
1981 Hurricane (1) Dennis (Hit Lesser/Greater Antilles, FL, Carolinas)
1980 Tropical Storm Danielle (Hit TX)
1979 Super Hurricane (5) David* (Hit Lesser/Greater Antilles, US E Coast)
1978 Tropical Storm Debra (Hit TX/LA Border)
1977 Hurricane (1) Dorothy (Fish)
1976 Tropical Storm Dottie (Hit FL, SC)
1975 Hurricane (2) Doris (Fish)
1974 Tropical Storm Dolly (Off the US E Coast)
1973 Tropical Storm Delia (Hit Yucatan Peninsula, TX)
1972 Hurricane (1) Dawn (Hit FL, Bahamas, GA, SC)
1971 Tropical Storm Doria (Hit Lesser Antilles, PR, DR, Bamahas, US Mid-Atl, New England States)
1970 Tropical Storm Dorothy (Hit Lesser Antilles)
1969 Hurricane (3) Debbie (Hit Bermuda, Brushed Newfoundland)
1968 Hurricane (1) Dolly (Hit FL, Bermuda)
1967 Hurricane (1) Doria (Hit NC, VA)
1966 Hurricane (1) Dorothy (Fish)
1965 Tropical Storm Debbie (Hit Yucatan, LA/MS Border)
1964 Hurricane (4) Dora* (Hit FL, GA, SC, NC, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland)
1963 Hurricane (1) Debra (Fish)
1962 Hurricane (2) Daisy (Brushed Nrn Lesser Antilles, Hit Nova Scotia)
1961 Hurricane (3) Debbie (Hit Ireland)
1960 Super Hurricane (5) Donna* (Hit Nrn Lesser Antilles, Bahamas, Cuba, US E Coast, Ern Canadian Provinces)
1959 Hurricane (1) Debra (Hit TX)
1958 Hurricane (3) Daisy (Brushed US E Coast)
1957 Tropical Storm Debbie (Hit FL)
1956 Tropical Storm Dora (Hit Mexico)
1955 Hurricane (3) Diane* (Hit US Mid-Atl States)
1954 Hurricane (2) Dolly (Fish)

"D" names in the past...
60% became category one hurricanes
32% became category two hurricanes
18% became category three hurricanes
10% became category four hurricanes
04% became category five hurricanes

(Names with asterisk denotes retired

[Storminole]

Can anyone tell me why the NHC confines itself to such a very short list of rotating names for each letter? For D, we see a rotating slate of Danny, Dolly, Dean, Debby, Dennis, Danielle. Over and over, at least I suppose until one becomes a "killer" and is retired.

The reason I disagree with such a limited slate is that even though only the names of 'Andrew' storms get retired, the names of lesser storms ARE nonetheless long remembered in local regions. And to have other storms come along with the same name every half-dozen years later is not a good thing and can breed confusion.

So why not a larger list of names? Donald, Denise, Darrin, Delores, Dexter, Dahlila, Dominique, Dottie, Damien, Doris, and so on....there are so many names not used.

I don't understand why they don't use the widest selection of names possible. Considering that the rationale for naming storms in the first place was to uniquely identify them, both as current storms and for the historical record.

Come to think of it, I'd be packing early if a storm named Damien was ever headed my way!

[senorpepr]

Can anyone tell me why the NHC confines itself to such a very short list of rotating names for each letter? For D, we see a rotating slate of Danny, Dolly, Dean, Debby, Dennis, Danielle. Over and over, at least I suppose until one becomes a "killer" and is retired.

The reason I disagree with such a limited slate is that even though only the names of 'Andrew' storms get retired, the names of lesser storms ARE nonetheless long remembered in local regions. And to have other storms come along with the same name every half-dozen years later is not a good thing and can breed confusion.

So why not a larger list of names? Donald, Denise, Darrin, Delores, Dexter, Dahlila, Dominique, Dottie, Damien, Doris, and so on....there are so many names not used.

I don't understand why they don't use the widest selection of names possible. Considering that the rationale for naming storms in the first place was to uniquely identify them, both as current storms and for the historical record.

Come to think of it, I'd be packing early if a storm named Damien was ever headed my way!

I would assume the short list would be much easier to coordinate between other countries affected by Atlantic storms. It just eliminates all the headache.

[Lindaloo]

Come to think of it, I'd be packing early if a storm named Damien was ever headed my way!

Me too!!

[Stormcenter]

Can anyone tell me why the NHC confines itself to such a very short list of rotating names for each letter? For D, we see a rotating slate of Danny, Dolly, Dean, Debby, Dennis, Danielle. Over and over, at least I suppose until one becomes a "killer" and is retired.

The reason I disagree with such a limited slate is that even though only the names of 'Andrew' storms get retired, the names of lesser storms ARE nonetheless long remembered in local regions. And to have other storms come along with the same name every half-dozen years later is not a good thing and can breed confusion.

So why not a larger list of names? Donald, Denise, Darrin, Delores, Dexter, Dahlila, Dominique, Dottie, Damien, Doris, and so on....there are so many names not used.

Because they are lazy, LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't understand why they don't use the widest selection of names possible. Considering that the rationale for naming storms in the first place was to uniquely identify them, both as current storms and for the historical record.

Come to think of it, I'd be packing early if a storm named Damien was ever headed my way!

[senorpepr]

Bump to extend dataset to 1954-2003.