According to the World Meteorological Organization, “the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season saw the development of 16 named storms, which is well above the 1944 - 1996 average of 9.8, but consistent with a marked increase in the annual number of tropical systems since the mid - 1990s. ”
१९४४ - १९९६ या काळादरम्यान या प्रदेशांत दरवर्षी सरासरी ९.८ अशी वादळे येत होती, त्यापेक्षा २००३ सालच्या वादळांची संख्या खूपच होती.