Dale C. S. Destin – Published 30 November 2023 | The official 2023 hurricane season is slated to come to a quiet end tonight. However, for all intents and purposes, it came to an end weeks ago when the last tropical cyclone dissipated on October 24.
268Weather adjudged the activity of the season to have been near normal with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) index of 145.6. The ACE gives a snapshot of the overall season’s activity, capturing in one index the number, intensity and duration of all named storms.
It should be noted though that using a different criteria, that we don’t subscribe to, some agencies, such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), have pronounced the season to be above normal.
Hurricane Tammy was the most significant storm for Antigua and Barbuda, making landfall (hitting) Barbuda as a strong Category 1 hurricane. Tammy was the only hurricane to make landfall in the Caribbean during the 2023 season. Fortunately, it resulted in no fatalities and the minimal damage.
Although the season was near normal i.e. ACE index ranging between 75 and 152, based on the 1991-2020 standard climate period, there was a well above normal number of named storms.
The number of named storms amounted to 20, six more than the average, making it the 4th busiest season on record dating back to 1851. It tied with 1933 for the 4th most on record, trailing 2020 with 30, 2005 with 28 and 2021 with 21.
Read more: https://268weather.wordpress.com/2023/11/30/its-curtains-on-the-2023-atlantic-hurricane-season/
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