Friday, November 30, 2012

Atlantic Has Above-Average Hurricane Season for Three Years Running

November 30,2012; 7:31PM,EST



The end of the 2012 hurricane season left an impression, as historic Sandy wreaked immense damage in the Northeast.
2012 tied 1887, 1995, 2010 and 2011 as the third most-active year on record in the Atlantic, with a total of 19 named storms in the Atlantic Basin. A normal hurricane season has around 12 storms, with around six hurricanes and close to three major hurricanes. The most active hurricane season was 2005, with 28 named storms, including Hurricane Katrina.
Category 5 = 0
Category 4 = 0
Category 3 = 1
Category 2 = 3
Category 1 = 6
Tropical storm = 9
Number of land-falling storms on the U.S.: 4
Highest category: Michael, Category 3
No major hurricane (Category 3 or higher) has hit U.S. since 2005.
Lowest pressure in a hurricane: Sandy, 940 mb
Highest wind: Michael, 115mph
Earliest storm: Alberto, May 19
Latest storm: Sandy, Oct. 29
Costliest storm: Sandy, according to The New York Times
Longest duration: Nadine, 24 days
Shortest duration: Joyce, 3 days

2012 Hurricane Stats













































Name
Dates
Max Wind (MPH)
Pressure (mb)
T.S. Alberto
May 19-22
60
995
T.S. Beryl
May 26-30
70
992
H. Chris
June 19-22
75
987
T.S. Debby
June 23-27
60
990
H. Ernesto
Aug. 1-10
95
980
T.S. Florence
Aug. 3-6
60
1002
H. Gordon
Aug. 15-20
110
1004
T.S. Helene
Aug. 9-18
45
965
H. Isaac
Aug. 21- Sept. 1
80
968
T.S. Joyce
Aug. 22-24
40
1006
H. Kirk
Aug. 28-Sept. 2
105
970
H. Leslie
Aug. 30- Sept. 11
75
968
H. Michael
Sept. 3-11
115
964
H. Nadine
Sept. 11-Oct 4
90
978
T.S. Oscar
Oct. 3-5
50
997
TS Patty
Oct 11-13
45
1005
H. Rafael
Oct. 12-17
90
969
H. Sandy
Oct. 22-29
110
940
T.S. Tony
Oct. 22-25
50
1000


Storm Cost


















Storm
Deaths
Cost
T.S. Beryl
4
$148 million
T.S. Debby
7
$308 million
H. Ernesto
12
$117 million
H. Isaac
41
$2 billion
H. Rafael
1
$2 million
H. Sandy
253
more than $70 billion, according to the New York Times



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