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. ”
ધ વર્લ્ડ મિટિરિયોલોજીકલ ઓર્ગેનાઈઝેશને આમ કહ્યું: “૧૯૪૪ - ૧૯૯૬ સુધી ઍટલૅંટિક મહાસાગરમાં દસેક ભારે વંટોળ આવ્યા.