What is a Cape Verde hurricane ?
Cape Verde-type hurricanes are those Atlantic basin tropical cyclones that develop into tropical storms fairly close (<1000 km or 600 miles or so) to the Cape Verde Islands and then become hurricanes before reaching the Caribbean. Typically these occur in August and September, but in rare years (like 1995) there may be some in late July and/or early October. The numbers range from none up to around five per year - with an average of around 2.
