1977 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1977 Atlantic hurricane season started on June 1, 1977 and ended on November 30, 1977. Sometimes storms form outside these dates but that did not happen in 1977. The first storm formed on August 29, a very late start. This season was inactive, with only six storm forming. The only memorable storm is Hurricane Anita, because of its strength.

Storms
Hurricane Anita 
Hurricane Babe 
Hurricane Clara 
Hurricane Dorothy 
Hurricane Evelyn 
Tropical Storm Frieda

Storm names
The names below were used for named storms (tropical storms and hurricanes) that formed in the 1977 Atlantic hurricane season.http://www.thehurricanearchive.com/Viewer.aspx?img=79892577_clean&firstvisit=true&src=search&currentResult=1&currentPage=0 In this season the names Anita, Babe, Clara and Evelyn for the first time. Names that did not get used are marked in .

 Anita
 Babe
 Clara
 Dorothy
 Evelyn
 Frieda














Retirement

The name Anita was retired in spring of 1980. Because the list changed in 1979 due to adding male names, Anita wasn't replaced with a particular name.

Related pages

List of Atlantic hurricanes
List of Atlantic hurricane seasons
1977 Pacific hurricane season
1977 Pacific typhoon season
1977 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons: 1976–77, 1977–78

References

Other websites
 HPC rainfall page for 1977 tropical cyclones 
 Monthly Weather Review

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