Weather IQ: Peak of hurricane season

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The Peak of Hurricane Season:
September 10th is the exact peak date of the Atlantic hurricane season. Where 40% of all tropical cyclones happen during the month of September alone.

Since 1842, September has recorded 316 Tropical Storms and 541 hurricanes in the Northern Atlantic. 25 of those reached Category 5 strength.

This is more than any other month! There have only been 37 category 5 storms in recorded history. That means that about 68% of the strongest hurricanes occur in September!

2019s Hurricane Dorian, 1988s Hurricane Gilbert and the Labor Day storm of 1935 produced the strongest September wind speeds, all gusting up to 185 mph.

September is by far the peak month but truly the full peak for tropical development is mid-August to mid-October.

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