How Much Do You Know About Hurricanes?
by Farmers' Almanac Staff | Friday, August 25th, 2006 | From: Weather
- Throughout history, hurricanes have sunk more ships than all wars combined.
- Ocean water temperature must be at least 80.6 degrees Fahrenheit for a hurricane to form.
- The North Atlantic hurricane season extends from June 1 through November 30, but hurricanes have been recorded in every month of the year except April.
- The 1926 hurricane that nearly destroyed Miami and Miami Beach was one of eight hurricanes that year. The University of Miami Hurricanes gained their nickname from this storm.
- The average life of an Atlantic hurricane is nine days.
- Hurricanes have hit or brushed the Florida coast no fewer than 58 times in the last 100 years.
- The energy released in an average hurricane (Category 2) is equivalent to the energy of a half-million atomic bombs.
- Hurricane swells and waves travel 1,000 to 2,000 miles ahead of an approaching hurricane.
- 1890 was the only year that the U.S. was not subjected to a tropical storm or hurricane.
If you notice a hole in the upper left-hand corner of your Farmers' Almanac, don't return it to the store! That hole isn't a defect; it's a part of history. Starting with the first edition of the Farmers' Almanac in 1818, readers used to nail holes into the corners to hang it up in their homes, barns, and outhouses (to provide both reading material and toilet paper). In 1910, the Almanac's publishers began pre-drilling holes in the corners to make it even easier for readers to keep all of that invaluable information (and paper) handy.
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