The hurricane name go by the alphabet, so Helene is 8the hurricane in the season. Since season starts every year the same, the 8th hurricane should come pretty close to the same date, as in this case.
But, what is shows, that this season is not really that exceptional.
In another world, the global warning is a hoax!
There are many interesting studies, which show that the global warming does not affect Hurricanes. It may actually hinder them!
More damage is caused because there are more buildings and residents to be affected, and bigger hurricane counts is because we have the tools to observe more of them.
Many hurricanes never make it to the shores, and in the old times, the may not be observed and counted. Now, we can see them and count them!
That is the main reason for “increased hurricane activity”, not the global warming.
It was not the name that makes it notable.
It took 11 cycles (66 years)for that t0 occur.
Will it repeat itself again in another 66 years?
Just for the record tropical storms are also named now from the same 6 lists of 21 names that rotate every year, so it would repeat every 6 years. Helene may or may not be used until 2030, depending on the number of tropical storms & hurricanes that arise in 6 years from now.
Just an interesting fact.