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Once May rolls around, low rates start to beckon at resorts in the Caribbean islands and on Mexico's Caribbean coast (Cancun and the Riviera Maya) ; yet every few years, one of these popular destinations is hit by a destructive tropical storm. Florida too is vulnerable: on the Gulf Coast, on the eastern Atlantic coast, in the Keys in the south; even tourist powerhouse Orlando -- in the middle of the state-- gets an occasional blast.
Officially, the Atlantic hurricane season is from 1 June to 30 November, but as the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) notes:
"There is nothing magical in these dates, and hurricanes have occurred outside of these six months, but these dates were selected to encompass over 97% of tropical activity."
When is the hurricane season most active?
Again according to the AOML, there's a "very peaked season from August to October", with:
* 78% of the tropical storm days
* 87% of the "minor" hurricane days
* 96% of the "major" hurricane days
And within this peak hurricane season, early to mid-September is the pinnacle.
Of course Mother Nature isn't reading any calendars, and every once in a while a tropical cyclone hits out of season -- usually in May or December-- or late in the season: Hurricane Wilma, for instance, battered Cancun and the Riviera Maya on October 21 and 22 2005.
Hurricane Season: folk wisdom
The wisdom of the ages is often worth a listen. Here's a little Caribbean ditty:
June- too soon.
July-- stand by!
August-- look out you must.
September-- remember.
October, all over.
How to protect your vacation in hurricane season
Even if your holiday isn't actually in the path of a major storm, weather patterns are disrupted in a wide radius, and some days may be spoiled by rain and wind if you're in an affected area.
Still, hurricane season is a tempting time to travel: it spans the top two months when kids are out of school; also -- and not surprisingly!-- very tempting discounts are offered at Caribbean resorts during the hurricane season months.
Once May rolls around, low rates start to beckon at resorts in the Caribbean islands and on Mexico's Caribbean coast (Cancun and the Riviera Maya) ; yet every few years, one of these popular destinations is hit by a destructive tropical storm. Florida too is vulnerable: on the Gulf Coast, on the eastern Atlantic coast, in the Keys in the south; even tourist powerhouse Orlando -- in the middle of the state-- gets an occasional blast.
Officially, the Atlantic hurricane season is from 1 June to 30 November, but as the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) notes:
"There is nothing magical in these dates, and hurricanes have occurred outside of these six months, but these dates were selected to encompass over 97% of tropical activity."
When is the hurricane season most active?
Again according to the AOML, there's a "very peaked season from August to October", with:
* 78% of the tropical storm days
* 87% of the "minor" hurricane days
* 96% of the "major" hurricane days
And within this peak hurricane season, early to mid-September is the pinnacle.
Of course Mother Nature isn't reading any calendars, and every once in a while a tropical cyclone hits out of season -- usually in May or December-- or late in the season: Hurricane Wilma, for instance, battered Cancun and the Riviera Maya on October 21 and 22 2005.
Hurricane Season: folk wisdom
The wisdom of the ages is often worth a listen. Here's a little Caribbean ditty:
June- too soon.
July-- stand by!
August-- look out you must.
September-- remember.
October, all over.
How to protect your vacation in hurricane season
Even if your holiday isn't actually in the path of a major storm, weather patterns are disrupted in a wide radius, and some days may be spoiled by rain and wind if you're in an affected area.
Still, hurricane season is a tempting time to travel: it spans the top two months when kids are out of school; also -- and not surprisingly!-- very tempting discounts are offered at Caribbean resorts during the hurricane season months.
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