Hurricane Season and Climatology: When and Where Storms Happen
Hurricanes cluster in certain months and places for well-understood reasons. Here's when the Atlantic season runs and peaks, what an average year looks like, where the storms come from, and why some years are busier — plus why 'it only takes one.'
Hurricanes aren't random. They cluster in certain months and certain places, for reasons that are well understood — which is why “be ready before the season” is more than a slogan. When the season runs The Atlantic hurricane season runs June 1 to November 30. The eastern Pacific season starts two weeks earlier, on May 15, and the central Pacific (around Hawaii) runs June 1 to November 30 — all three end on November 30. Activity isn't spread evenly: the Atlantic builds through the summer and peaks around September 10 (the eastern Pacific peaks a little earlier, in late August), with most Atlan…
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