Over the past 30 seasons ending 2024, the first named storm comes along during the first week of June, and the basin has reached average by the middle of October.
Storm | First (95-24) | Earliest (overall) | Latest (overall) |
A | June 3 | Jan. 7 | Sept. 15. |
B | July 4 | May 25 | Oct. 26 |
C | July 26 | June 2 | Sept. 24 |
D | Aug. 8 | June 20 | Nov. 19 |
E | Aug. 16 | June 30 | Nov. 28 |
F | Aug. 29 | July 9 | Nov. 18 |
G | Sept. 1 | July 22 | Nov. 14 |
H | Sept. 7 | July 24 | Oct. 26 |
I | Sept. 10 | July 28 | Nov. 13 |
J | Sept. 13 | Aug. 13 | Nov. 9 |
K | Sept. 21 | Aug. 14 | Nov. 29 |
L | Sept. 22 | Aug. 21 | Dec. 12 |
M | Oct. 5 | Aug. 22 | Nov. 20 |
N | Oct. 9 | Sep. 1 | Nov. 23 |
Given the name average is 14, the chart above includes that many storms.
With rather variable data and wanting to focus on the very nearest time frame, the column for first (1995-2024) is per the median date. Columns for first and last include the full period of record in the International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship.