Talk:1961 Atlantic hurricane season

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[edit] Major hurricanes

"Having 7 major hurricanes out of 8 hurricanes, this season holds the record for the highest proportion of major hurricanes. "

Hmm. perhaps not 1917 and 1919 have 1 or 2 major hurricanes and no cat 1 or 2 hurricanes so their proportion is 100%. crandles 13:26, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

"The season had 7 major hurricanes, the second highest number on record, despite having only 8 total hurricanes." This is what I've added in its place, which is better than listing a dubious and non-notable record. — jdorje (talk) 00:44, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Money question

Hi.

Why did Clara cause a damage of $408 Millions, but the total damage was $391,6 Millions?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.57.18.188 (talk • contribs) .

Good question and good catch. The reference for Carla is incorrect. I got the total of $391.6 million from the monthly weather review located here. I will fix Carla accordingly. Hurricanehink 19:51, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Strongest storm

I'm a proponent of listing just one storm as the strongest. For 1958, I cut Cleo (a nominal cat5) and kept only Helene (which had much lower pressure readings). However, for this 1961 season I see no criteria for choosing between strengths of Hattie or Carla. Both have incomplete pressure readings, but both have pressures from their peak intensities and Hattie's is lower. Carla's winds are higher, however. — jdorje (talk) 00:44, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

I had the same problem with my hurricane archive. NOAA usually goes by pressure, so that's probably what we should go by, when reliable readings are available. -- §HurricaneERIC§Damagesarchive 02:49, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
When reliable readings are available, we should always go by pressure. Of the seasons since 1950, the only debatable ones are 1958 and 1961 I think. — jdorje (talk) 04:17, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Anna, Betsy, and Debbie

I picked up Anna, Betsy, and Debbie for you on pictures. Hope you enjoy them. Jake52

Good job. Hurricanehink (talk) 11:34, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
By the way, the archived reports in NHC's website also contain three radar images of Tropical Storm Six. I hesitate to pick these up because of the fact that they are archived. The only other storm picture in these archives is a gapped picture of Hurricane Dora. Jake52

[edit] Inline references

All that prevents this article from being B class, in my view, is the complete lack of inline references. Thegreatdr 16:43, 24 April 2007 (UTC)