The hurricane season of 1961.
Material type:
TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: MAR 1962Description: 13p., 12 refs, 16 figsReport number: Institutional/Corporate BodySubject: The pattern of hurricane activity in 1961 is remarkable for its itensity. While the number of tropical cyclones was exactly the annual average for the last three decades, the hurricane season of 1961 was remarkable for the lack of activity June through August and the very high cyclone frequency of September through November, also for the large number of storms of full hurricane intensity - eight. Indeed, the number could well be nine or even ten, since Gerda, during a period when it was still regarded as partly tropical, was attended by hurricane force winds at the Texas Towers off the New England coast. Ships also reported 65 knot winds in Inga on one or two occasions. Previously in only eight years since 1900 had there been as many as eight hurricanes in the Atlantic area. Only one tropical cyclone developed prior to September. Activity in the tropical Atlantic in August was at a minimum and this was the third consecutive August with subnormal tropical cyclone frequency. Hurricanes occurred over all portions of the Atlantic and there was no concentrated area of activity
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Books
|
Australian Emergency Management Library | BOOK | 363.3492 DUN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 005259090 | ||
|
Books
|
Australian Emergency Management Library | BOOK | 363.3492 DUN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 005268992 |
Reprint from the Monthly Weather Review; March 1962; pp107-119
Reprint
The pattern of hurricane activity in 1961 is remarkable for its itensity. While the number of tropical cyclones was exactly the annual average for the last three decades, the hurricane season of 1961 was remarkable for the lack of activity June through August and the very high cyclone frequency of September through November, also for the large number of storms of full hurricane intensity - eight. Indeed, the number could well be nine or even ten, since Gerda, during a period when it was still regarded as partly tropical, was attended by hurricane force winds at the Texas Towers off the New England coast. Ships also reported 65 knot winds in Inga on one or two occasions. Previously in only eight years since 1900 had there been as many as eight hurricanes in the Atlantic area. Only one tropical cyclone developed prior to September. Activity in the tropical Atlantic in August was at a minimum and this was the third consecutive August with subnormal tropical cyclone frequency. Hurricanes occurred over all portions of the Atlantic and there was no concentrated area of activity
There are no comments on this title.