Trivia Question - Highest "letter" reached?
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HugoCameandLeft
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Trivia Question - Highest "letter" reached?
Just out of interest - Since we started naming stores, what was the highest name, letter-wise, that we ever reached?
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quickychick
In 1995 they got all the way to Tanya; I think that's the highest. There were 19 named storms that year.
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Hm, looking at that table of historic counts.
The longest streak of 10+ named storms was 4 years in a row. That is, before 1998+. We now have 7 years is a row with 12+ named storms.
We also have 7 years with 2 or more major hurricanes. There is an impressive streak 1947-1961 with 2+ major hurricanes per year, but other then that, it was usually 2-3 years with 2+ majors, followed by 0-1 majors.
The longest streak of 10+ named storms was 4 years in a row. That is, before 1998+. We now have 7 years is a row with 12+ named storms.
We also have 7 years with 2 or more major hurricanes. There is an impressive streak 1947-1961 with 2+ major hurricanes per year, but other then that, it was usually 2-3 years with 2+ majors, followed by 0-1 majors.
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http://deved.meted.ucar.edu/hurrican/st ... htc_t2.htm
This site says there were 18 tropical storms in one year, but it doesnt say which one.
Actually I think the year we made it to Tanya was 1955, not 1995.
This site says there were 18 tropical storms in one year, but it doesnt say which one.
Actually I think the year we made it to Tanya was 1955, not 1995.
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quickychick
alicia-w wrote:http://deved.meted.ucar.edu/hurrican/strike/text/htc_t2.htm
This site says there were 18 tropical storms in one year, but it doesnt say which one.
Actually I think the year we made it to Tanya was 1955, not 1995.
No, it was 1995, 19 named storms: http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/atl ... index.html
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