It’s not just your imagination. The average Atlantic hurricane season is busier than it used to be.
It’s not just your imagination. The average Atlantic hurricane season is busier than it used to be. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the average hurricane season now includes 14 named storms and seven hurricanes—up from 12 and 6 respectively. The average number of major hurricanes remains unchanged at three.»These updated averages better reflect our collective experience of the past 10 years, which included some very active hurricane seasons,» said Matt Rosencrans, seasonal hurricane forecaster at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center.
