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2021 Saw Many Named Storms, Average Number of Hurricanes

Dan Weather

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The 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season saw 21 named storms, the third-most active season on record. Now that the season is officially over, Stephanie Ho reports it’s a good time to take a look back at how the tropical activity this year stacked up compared to previous years.

2021 Saw Many Named Storms, Average Number of Hurricanes

For the second consecutive year, the hurricane season exhausted the list of storm names.