What are the most and least tropical cyclones occurring in the Atlantic basin and striking the USA?
Starting in 1944, systematic aircraft reconnaissance was commenced for monitoring both tropical cyclones and disturbances that had the potential to develop into tropical cyclones. This is why both Neumann et al. (1993) and Landsea (1993) recommend utilizing data since 1944 for computing climatological statistics. However, for tropical cyclones striking the USA East and Gulf coasts – because of highly populated coast lines, data with good reliability extends back to around 1899.