Tropical Storm Gert, the 7th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, is here. Gert's formation on August 14 marks the 4th earliest date for the season's 7th storm. Only 2005, 1995, and 1936 have had an earlier formation of the season's 7th storm.

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Tropical Storm Franklin, the sixth named storm of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season, formed this morning in the open Atlantic north of Bermuda. The usual date of formation for the 6th storm of the year is September 8, so we are well ahead of climatology. However, the usual date for the first hurricane of the season is August 10, and we still have not had a hurricane yet this year. All six of this year's storms have been tropical storms, making 2011 the first season since 2002 when that has occurred.

Hasta ahora, 2011 está siendo una temporada activa, pero de ciclones tropicales débiles... Todo han sido tormenta tropicales y no hemos tenido ni un sólo huracán. Esto es lo que comenta Jeff en esa cita:

FRANKLIN, la 6ª tormenta de la temporada, formada el 13 de agosto, cuando la fecha usual de formación de la 6ª tormenta es el 8 de septiembre. Pero sin embargo, y de igual forma, la fecha más normal para la formación del primer huracán es el 10 de agosto... y todavía no hemos tenido ninguno. Todo han sido tormenta tropicales... y esto hace que sea la temporada de 2011 la primera en que esto ocurre desde 2002

With Gert weakening over the North Atlantic, a record has been set. None of the first seven named storms of the 2011 Atlantic season became a hurricane. The old record of six occurred in the 2002 season. Records go back to 1851, but are less reliable farther back in time. And in case you're curious, the lack of hurricanes so far this season is not a harbinger of the rest of season. We are now entering the peak of the season, which runs from mid-August through late October.