The 1962 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It officially started June 1, 1962, and lasted until November 30, 1962. 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hurricane Ivan viewed from the International Space Station, September 2004. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 31 days remaining, as the final day of November. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

1962 had a very quiet hurricane season, with only five named storms, three of them hurricanes. The season is mostly notable for the lack of notable storms. Hurricane Alma was a minimal storm that caused less than a million dollars in damage as it travelled north up the east coast of the United States. Hurricane Daisy killed two and caused several million dollars in damage to New England and Nova Scotia. Hurricane Ella is believed to have killed two in South Carolina when their boat went missing, but caused only minimal damage when it grazed the coast of Newfoundland. Modern New England, the six northeastern-most states of the United States, indicated by red The New England region of the United States is located in the northeastern corner of the country. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (One defends and the other conquers) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant Governor Myra A. Freeman Premier John Hamm (PC) Area 55,283 km² (12th)  - Land 53,338 km²  - Water 1,946 km² (3. ... State nickname: Palmetto State Other U.S. States Capital Columbia Largest city Columbia Governor Mark Sanford Official languages English Area 82,965 km² (40th)  - Land 78,051 km²  - Water 4,915 km² (6%) Population (2000)  - Population 4,012,012 (26th)  - Density 51. ... Newfoundland (French: Terre-Neuve; Irish: Talamh an Éisc; Latin: Terra Nova) is a large island off the north-east coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ...

The season did have one unusual storm, Tropical Storm Becky. Becky formed just off the west coast of Africa in late August. Unlike most storms that form in that area, Becky headed almost due north. Becky came within several hundred miles of making landfall in western Europe, but lost its tropical characteristics due to interaction with a cold front. A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... In meteorology, a weather front is a boundary between two air masses with differing characteristics (e. ...

The following is a list of Atlantic hurricane seasons. ... The 1959 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ... The 1960 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ... The 1961 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ... The 1963 Atlantic hurricane season was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ... The 1964 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ... The 1965 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ...

1962 Hurricane names

The following names were used for named storms (tropical storms and hurricanes) that formed in the North Atlantic in 1962.

• Alma
• Becky
• Celia
• Daisy
• Ella
• Faith (unused)
• Greta (unused)
• Hallie (unused)
• Inez (unused)
• Judith (unused)
• Kendra (unused)
• Lois (unused)
• Marsha (unused)
• Noreen (unused)
• Orpha (unused)
• Patty (unused)
• Rena (unused)
• Sherry (unused)
• Thora (unused)
• Vicky (unused)
• Wilna (unused)

See also

• Lists of tropical cyclone names
• List of notable tropical cyclones

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External link

• Detailed information on all storms from 1962 (ftp://ftp.nhc.noaa.gov/pub/storm_archives/atlantic/prelimat/atl1962/)