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MONTHLY TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM EDT FRI AUG 01 2014

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC…CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO…

TWO TROPICAL CYCLONES FORMED IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN IN JULY…
HURRICANE ARTHUR AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION. BASED ON A 30-YEAR
(1981-2010) CLIMATOLOGY…ONE NAMED STORM FORMS IN THE BASIN IN
JULY…WITH A HURRICANE OCCURRING ABOUT ONCE EVERY OTHER YEAR.

IN TERMS OF ACCUMULATED CYCLONE ENERGY…WHICH MEASURES THE COMBINED
STRENGTH AND DURATION OF TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES…ACTIVITY
IN THE BASIN SO FAR IN 2014 HAS BEEN NEAR NORMAL.

REPORTS ON INDIVIDUAL CYCLONES…WHEN COMPLETED…ARE AT THE WEB
SITE OF THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER…USE LOWER-CASE LETTERS…
WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/2014ATLAN.SHTML

SUMMARY TABLE

NAME DATES MAX WIND (MPH)
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H ARTHUR 1-5 JUL 100
TD TWO 21-23 JUL 35
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* DENOTES A STORM FOR WHICH THE POST-STORM ANALYSIS IS COMPLETE.

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HURRICANE SPECIALIST UNIT