Talk:List of notable Atlantic hurricanes/Formations

Taken from the NHC best-track data (1851-2004), using from http://gna.org/projects/tropicalcyclone. "Formation" is defined as a tropical system first reaching 35 knots.

Most east formations of Atlantic storms

Name	Year	ID	Location
GINGER	1967	7	-18.1°E, 18.0°N
NOT NAMED	1900	3	-18.5°E, 10.0°N
NOT NAMED	1988	6	-18.5°E, 13.8°N
NOT NAMED	1927	2	-19.3°E, 16.8°N
JEANNE	1998	10	-19.4°E, 11.0°N
NOT NAMED	1892	5	-19.5°E, 15.3°N
NOT NAMED	1948	6	-19.7°E, 14.3°N
NOT NAMED	1947	4	-20.1°E, 14.5°N
NOT NAMED	1893	6	-20.2°E, 18.1°N
NOT NAMED	1928	4	-20.4°E, 13.7°N

Most north formations of Atlantic storms

Name	Year	ID	Location
NOT NAMED	1858	2	-40.0°E, 45.0°N
NOT NAMED	1855	2	-42.0°E, 44.0°N
ALBERTO	1988	1	-69.0°E, 41.5°N
NOT NAMED	1898	3	-42.1°E, 40.8°N
NOT NAMED	1869	1	-47.5°E, 40.5°N
NOT NAMED	1971	2	-58.5°E, 40.5°N
NOT NAMED	1860	3	-50.5°E, 40.0°N
NOT NAMED	1866	5	-62.5°E, 40.0°N
CHARLEY	1980	3	-65.9°E, 39.6°N
NOT NAMED	1863	2	-58.5°E, 39.4°N

Most west formations of Atlantic storms

Name	Year	ID	Location
NOT NAMED	1855	1	-98.0°E, 22.2°N
NOT NAMED	1851	2	-97.6°E, 22.2°N
NOT NAMED	1865	2	-97.5°E, 26.0°N
NOT NAMED	1859	1	-97.5°E, 21.5°N
AMELIA	1978	2	-97.4°E, 26.4°N
CANDY	1968	3	-96.6°E, 26.4°N
NOT NAMED	1867	7	-96.5°E, 23.5°N
GABRIELLE	1995	7	-96.5°E, 23.5°N
NOT NAMED	1863	7	-96.5°E, 22.5°N
NOT NAMED	1960	1	-96.3°E, 24.7°N

Most south formations of Atlantic storms

Name	Year	ID	Location
NOT NAMED	1902	3	-30.8°E, 7.7°N
NOT NAMED	1878	5	-54.2°E, 8.5°N
NOT NAMED	1896	6	-44.2°E, 8.7°N
NOT NAMED	1933	2	-56.2°E, 8.8°N
NOT NAMED	1901	2	-54.0°E, 9.0°N
FRAN	1990	6	-53.6°E, 9.0°N
NOT NAMED	1926	10	-80.7°E, 9.5°N
NOT NAMED	1865	7	-80.4°E, 9.5°N
NOT NAMED	1893	3	-50.5°E, 9.6°N
DOLLY	2002	4	-32.2°E, 9.7°N

Most northeast formations of Atlantic storms

Name	Year	ID	Location
IVAN	1980	9	-24.6°E, 35.6°N
EDOUARD	1990	5	-32.0°E, 37.4°N
NOT NAMED	1858	2	-40.0°E, 45.0°N
IRMA	1978	10	-31.5°E, 35.1°N
NOT NAMED	1855	2	-42.0°E, 44.0°N
GINGER	1967	7	-18.1°E, 18.0°N
NICOLE	1998	14	-29.1°E, 27.9°N
NOT NAMED	1898	3	-42.1°E, 40.8°N
NOT NAMED	1906	7	-31.9°E, 30.3°N
NOT NAMED	1893	6	-20.2°E, 18.1°N

Most northwest formations of Atlantic storms

Name	Year	ID	Location
NOT NAMED	1863	9	-95.7°E, 28.5°N
AMELIA	1978	2	-97.4°E, 26.4°N
ALLISON	1989	1	-95.8°E, 27.8°N
NOT NAMED	1865	2	-97.5°E, 26.0°N
CANDY	1968	3	-96.6°E, 26.4°N
ABBY	1964	3	-94.4°E, 28.5°N
DANIELLE	1980	4	-93.4°E, 29.4°N
NOT NAMED	1851	1	-94.8°E, 28.0°N
DEBRA	1978	5	-94.1°E, 28.7°N
DEAN	1995	4	-94.0°E, 28.6°N

Most southeast formations of Atlantic storms

Name	Year	ID	Location
NOT NAMED	1900	3	-18.5°E, 10.0°N
JEANNE	1998	10	-19.4°E, 11.0°N
NOT NAMED	1988	6	-18.5°E, 13.8°N
CLEO	1958	3	-21.6°E, 10.8°N
NOT NAMED	1948	6	-19.7°E, 14.3°N
NOT NAMED	1928	4	-20.4°E, 13.7°N
ALBERTO	2000	1	-22.3°E, 12.0°N
FRANCES	1980	6	-21.8°E, 12.7°N
NOT NAMED	1947	4	-20.1°E, 14.5°N
NOT NAMED	1892	5	-19.5°E, 15.3°N

Most southwest formations of Atlantic storms

Name	Year	ID	Location
NOT NAMED	1923	3	-92.0°E, 10.4°N
NOT NAMED	1949	10	-89.5°E, 12.5°N
NOT NAMED	1902	4	-94.9°E, 18.7°N
NOT NAMED	1859	1	-97.5°E, 21.5°N
NOT NAMED	1855	1	-98.0°E, 22.2°N
EDOUARD	1984	6	-96.2°E, 20.5°N
NOT NAMED	1851	2	-97.6°E, 22.2°N
NOT NAMED	1933	10	-93.8°E, 18.6°N
NOT NAMED	1939	3	-93.7°E, 18.7°N
NOT NAMED	1853	5	-95.0°E, 20.0°N

Methodology

How do you define Northeasternmost or southeasternmost? Hurricanehink 21:28, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Latitude + longitude or latitude - longitude. — jdorje (talk) 22:38, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

But using Latitude + longitude would cause a storm in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, say at 70º West and 40º north, to result in a very high number. I'm not sure if you can actually add that. You could use the distance formula and use distance from 0º West, 0º North, possibly. Hurricanehink 22:54, 27 March 2006 (UTC)