| cieldumort |
| (Moderator) |
| Wed Jul 23 2008 12:37 AM |
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Re: Historic Bertha Stats Adding Up
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Regarding three simultaneous tropical cyclones in July, one other date came close - July 22, 1966. 'Celia' became extratropical on July 21st at 18Z and was still extratropical on July 22nd at 06Z. 'Ella' became a Tropical Depression on July 22nd at 12Z and 'Dorothy' became a Tropical Depression on July 22nd at 18Z - close, but not quite there.
This impresses me all the more that over 40 years have passed since even a runner-up to the 2008 trios' show stopper.
It will be interesting to see if any time is added retroactively to Dolly's record. I think that a case might even further be made that she was briefly a depression way out in the CATL, before weakening back into an open wave.