On Friday NOAA announced that they will be switching to the 1991-2020 averages for the Atlantic tropical season. Previously, NOAA’s period-of-record was 1981-2010, for which the average number of named storms is 12, the average number of hurricanes is six, and the average of major hurricanes — packing winds of at least 111 miles per hour (178.6 kph) — is three. The average number of named storms in the new 30-year period is 14, with seven hurricanes and three major hurricanes. You can read more at https://news.yahoo.com/u-changes-average-hurricane-season-010103376.html.
