2022 Atlantic hurricane season ending as a completely average year.

[OnlinePoker]

Last edited Thu Dec 1, 2022, 12:06 PM - Edit history (1)

The most accurate preseason prediction was the first one from December of last year by Colorado State University. Even by the end of the mid-season predictions in August, every organization was predicting an above-average season. Here's the totals (average in parenthesis).

Named Storms - 14 (14.4)
Hurricanes - 8 (7.2)
Major Hurricanes - 2 (3.2)
Accumulated Cyclonic Energy - 95.1 units (72-111 units)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Atlantic_hurricane_season

On edit: Here's NOAA's end of season report.

https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/damaging-2022-atlantic-hurricane-season-draws-to-close

[CentralMass]

1. I doubt tgat is much of a comfort to the residents of the Gulf Coast.

[Deuxcents]

2. Numbers don't tell the story of pain, displacement of people

Here, in Ft Myers, there is still much to see of this hurricane season and Ian n Nicole’s visit.

[NickB79]

3. An average hurricane season in 2022 caused $150 billion in damages

Let that sink in.

[OnlinePoker]

4. Look at the spike in property values (especially in Florida) in the past few years

Last edited Thu Dec 1, 2022, 03:59 PM - Edit history (1)

There's been a 55% increase in home prices there in the past 3 years so getting hit there by two hurricanes, one of them major, definitely increased the damage costs.