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October 2–5, 1966 - Hurricane Inez stalls in The Bahamas, bringing with it heavy rainfall. In Nassau alone, 14.31 in (363 mm) of rain is dropped while in Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, 9.82 in (249 mm) of rain is dropped. A tornado also formed in Nassau, killing a 15-month-old child, and injuring two others.
The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season saw an average number of named storms and hurricanes, and below average number major hurricanes (category 3 or higher on the 5-level Saffir–Simpson wind speed scale). There were fourteen named storms during the season; eight of them strengthened into a hurricane, and two of those reached major hurricane ...
January 1. New Year's Day. First day of the Gregorian calendar, celebrated with Junkanoo parades in most islands. [2] New Year's Eve sees many beach parties throughout the Bahamas. [3] January 10. Majority Rule Day. Commemorates the day the Bahamian government gained majority rule for the first time, on this day in 1967.
Several others had three tropical cyclones, of which only 2003 had three tropical storms. The 1908 and 1951 seasons were the only ones with two hurricanes forming in the off-season. In eight seasons, there were storms both prior to the start of the season as well as after the season ended, those being 1887, 1911, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1970, 2003 ...
The Government of The Bahamas. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022. ^ "Prime Minister to attend State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2022-09-24. ^ State Memorial Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance for our Late Sovereign Queen Elizabeth II. ^ Goswami, MacKenzie Sigalos,Rohan (12 December 2022).
February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 326 days remain until the end of the year (327 in leap years). Events [ edit ] Pre-1600 [ edit ]
The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season was a very destructive and deadly Atlantic hurricane season. Despite having an average number of named storms, [nb 1] it became the third-costliest Atlantic hurricane season on record, behind only 2017 and 2005, mostly due to Hurricane Ian. The season officially began on June 1, and ended on November 30.
The Bahamas map of Köppen climate classification. The climate of the Bahama islands is mostly tropical savanna , with two seasons, a hot and wet summer (wet season) and dry winter (dry season). During the wet season, which extends from May through October, the climate is dominated by warm, moist tropical air masses [1] as the Bermuda High ...