CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — September 10 is known as the peak of the Atlantic Hurricane Season. But what makes it the peak?

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This day marks the climatological peak of the season since by this date, the basin has usually already seen the bulk of its activity. On average (1991–2020), about eight to nine named storms have formed by September 10, including roughly four hurricanes and nearly two major hurricanes. That represents about 60% of a “typical” season’s total storm count.

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Of course, every hurricane season is different. During the busiest season on record, 17 storms had formed by September 10, 2020. In a quiet season like 1983, only two named storms had formed.

And while it's unusual to have zero named storms in the basin on September 10, it's even more rare to have a peak day whe

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