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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