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It has been 806 days since any hurricane made landfall on the US, and 6,670 days since a category 5 hurricane made landfall.
But it hasn’t always been like that. In 1886, seven hurricanes struck the US – including two major hurricanes. CO2 was 293 ppm at the time.
Year Month States Affected Highest Saffir- and Category by Simpson U.S. States Category 1886 Jun TX, N2; LA, 2 2 1886 Jun FL, NW2; I-GA, 1 2 1886 Jun FL, NW2; I-GA, 1 2 1886 Jul FL, NW1 1 1886 Aug TX, C4 4 1886 Sep # TX, S1, C1 1 1886 Oct LA, 3; TX, N2 3
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/ushurrlist18512009.txt
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