Meteorologiccal Winter Begins......Hurricane Season Ends
December 1st marks the beginning of "Meteorological Winter". Weather folks use the 3 month period of December to February, because they are the 3 coldest of the year.
It's also the end of the 2007 Hurricane Season. Dr. Bill Gray, the noted Hurricane Forecaster from the University of Colorado predicted, before the season began, that we would see 17 named storms with 9 hurricanes and 5 major hurricanes. A major hurricane is defined as being Category 3 or stronger, winds of 111 mph or higher.
In actuality, we had 14 named storms with 6 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes. All in all, an active season, but since the 2 major hurricanes hit Central America, not a bad season for the U.S.
Back to winter.....while I am expecting the coldest air of the season early next week, most signs point to the likelihood of above normal temperatures and at or below normal precipitation.
It's also the end of the 2007 Hurricane Season. Dr. Bill Gray, the noted Hurricane Forecaster from the University of Colorado predicted, before the season began, that we would see 17 named storms with 9 hurricanes and 5 major hurricanes. A major hurricane is defined as being Category 3 or stronger, winds of 111 mph or higher.
In actuality, we had 14 named storms with 6 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes. All in all, an active season, but since the 2 major hurricanes hit Central America, not a bad season for the U.S.
Back to winter.....while I am expecting the coldest air of the season early next week, most signs point to the likelihood of above normal temperatures and at or below normal precipitation.
posted by Howard Bernstein, 9 Weather Now at
6:50 AM
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