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October 29, 2008
Tropics relatively quiet
The tropics are relatively quiet as the end of October nears. Hurricane season runs until the end of November, but the odds for a major storm this time of year greatly decrease:
"The Atlantic basin shows a very peaked season from August through October, with 78% of the tropical storm days, 87% of the minor (Saffir-Simpson Scale categories 1 and 2) hurricane days, and 96% of the major (Saffir-Simpson Scale categories 3, 4 and 5) hurricane days occurring then (Landsea 1993). Maximum activity is in early to mid September. Once in a few years there may be a tropical cyclone occurring "out of season" - primarily in May or December."
