All "K" Huuricanes/Tropical Storms for the past fifty years

[Walt Starr]

When was the last time we had a "K" storm in August?

Last year, Karl lasted from September 16-28.

2003 Kate 25 SEP - 10 OCT

2002 Kyle 20 SEP - 12 OCT

2001 Karen 11-15 Oct

2000 Keith 28 SEP - 6 OCT

1999 Tropical Storm Katrina 28 OCT - 1 Nov

1998 Karl 23 - 29 SEP

1996 Tropical Storm Kyle 11-12 OCT

1995 Tropical Storm Karen 26 AUG - 3 SEP

So we go back a decade to find another "K" Storm in August, and it was a tropical storm that never made landfall.

The next one back was in 1990, Hurricane Klaus 3-9 Oct

1989 Tropical Storm KAren 28 NOV - 4 DEC

1988 TS Keith 17-26 NOV

1985 Kate 15-23 NOV

1984 Klaus 5-13 NOV

1981 Katrina 3-7 NOV

1980 Karl 25-28 NOV

1978 Kendra 28 OCT - 3 NOV

1971 TS Kristy 18-21 OCT

1969 Kara 7-19 OCT, however, there were three unnamed storms (Hurricane #10, Tropical Storm #11 and Subtropical Storm #1) prior to Kara, so if we went strictly naming those, Tropical Storm #10 would have been Kara and its dates were 24-30 SEP.

1964 There were three unnamed tropical storms this year. Strictly naimg would have made Hurricane Isbell the "K" storm and its dates were 8-17 OCT.

1959 - One unnamed Huricane, thus Judith was 17-21 OCT

1955 - No "A" storm, two unnamed tropical storms. Tropical Storm #11 10-14 OCT and Hurricane Katie 14-20 OCT.

That's all the "K storms for the past 50 years.

Source: http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/atlantic/

[Walt Starr]

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[Walt Starr]

2. 9 of 22 storms in the last 50 years happened in the last decade.

Interesting cluster!