HOW MANY names are made for hurricanes in a year?

Answer 1

Depending where they occur in the world they are called either Hurricanes or Typhoons. The scale below applies to both. Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale / Hurricane Catagories 1) 65 to 83 knots; 74 to 95 mph; 119 to 153 kph; > 980 mb 2) 84 to 95 knots; 96 to 110 mph; 154 to 177 kph; 980 - 965 mb 3) 96 to 113 knots; 111 to 130 mph; 178 to 209 kph; 964 - 945 mb 4) 114 to 134 knots; 131 to 155 mph; 210 to 249 kph; 944- 920 mb 5) 135+ knots; 155+ mph; 249+ kph; < 920 mb

Answer 2

You can never get an exact answer if you want how many hurricanes have there been ever in the whole world, but over the Atlantic (the most common place for hurricanes) there were 6 averages hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes in 2007, 8 average and 5 major in 2008 and 3 average and 2 major in 2009. Hope this helps!

Answer 3

Each year, a list of names for hurricanes is created by the World Meteorological Organization. The names are recycled every six years, with the exception of extremely severe or costly storms, which may have their names retired. Each Atlantic hurricane season uses a list of 21 names. If there are more than 21 named storms in a season, additional storms are named using the Greek alphabet.

Answer 4

There is only one as a hurricane is a specific type of storm. However there are intenisty categories from category 1 to category 5.

Answer 5

There are 21 names for hurricanes in each year, but usually not all of them are used.

Answer 6

There is only one list to the hurricanes