Hurricane climatology for eastern Canada: marine areas
Year | Storm | Month | Area |
---|---|---|---|
1958 | Daisy | August | Georges |
1961 | Frances | October | Georges |
1969 | Gerda | September | Lurcher |
1975 | Gladys | October | Scotian Slopes |
1978 | Ella | September | South East waters |
1982 | Debbie | September | South East waters |
2004 | Alex | August | East Scotian Slope |
The table below shows the number of named storms, hurricanes and major hurricanes (categories 3-5) whose storm centres entered Atlantic Canada's waters. It also gives the percentage of Atlantic Basin storms that entered the marine district at those strengths.
Year | Number of Named Storms | Number of Hurricanes | Number of Major Hurricanes | Percentage of Named Storms | Percentage of Hurricanes | Percentage of Major Hurricanes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1951-1960 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 19% | 19% | 3% |
1961-1970 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 29% | 31% | 7% |
1971-1980 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 20% | 21% | 13% |
1981-1990 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 19% | 10% | 6% |
1991-2000 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 24% | 16% | 0% |
2001-2008 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 22% | 17% | 3% |
Number of Atlantic Tropical Cyclones in the Canadian Marine Areas from 1951 to 2008
Percentage of Atlantic Tropical Cyclones in the Canadian Marine Areas from 1951 to 2008
Year | Named Storms | Hurricanes | Major Hurricanes |
---|---|---|---|
1951 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1952 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
1953 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
1954 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
1955 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
1956 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
1957 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1958 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
1959 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
1960 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
1961 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
1962 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
1963 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
1964 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
1965 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1966 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
1967 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
1968 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
1969 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
1970 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
1971 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
1972 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1973 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
1974 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1975 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
1976 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
1977 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
1978 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
1979 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
1980 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
1981 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
1982 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
1983 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1984 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
1985 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1986 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1988 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1989 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
1990 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
1991 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1993 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1995 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
1996 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
1997 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1998 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
1999 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
2000 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
2001 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
2002 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
2003 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
2004 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
2005 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
2006 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
2007 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
2008 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
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