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To: Orange1998
I bet the NHC is squirming.

Umm, why?

There's only an average of one named storm every other year by the beginning of July.

Most Atlantic tropical activity, and virtually all the destructive stuff, occurs in a narrow time window from the middle of August through the end of September.

The peak of the Atlantic season is in September.

The level of Atlantic tropical activity in June and July, statistically, has nothing to do with the level of tropical activity in August and September - and in fact there seems to be a slight NEGATIVE correlation.

The degree to which people are practically going out of their way to be completely devoid of actual scientific knowledge on FR is fairly disturbing.

Though I have to say it's actually fairly common on many forums for people to simply not understand the typical timing of the Atlantic tropical season - people still have the persistent vague idea that somehow July should be the peak of activity, rather than September.

15 posted on 07/02/2007 3:50:00 PM PDT by Strategerist
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To: Strategerist
The level of Atlantic tropical activity in June and July, statistically, has nothing to do with the level of tropical activity in August and September - and in fact there seems to be a slight NEGATIVE correlation.

Hurricane Andrew hit during the latter half of August.

16 posted on 07/02/2007 3:55:52 PM PDT by Moonman62 (The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
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To: Strategerist
Umm, why?

The more activity the more funding they receive. I know the local channels really love to drum beat since more eyeballs equals better advertising bang.

20 posted on 07/02/2007 4:21:13 PM PDT by Orange1998 (4 Real)
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To: Strategerist

It isn’t the people on FR who make the official predictions and set the months of the “season.”


25 posted on 07/02/2007 4:35:32 PM PDT by Old Professer (The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, and writes again.)
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