Accumulated Cyclone Energy
| ACE (104kt²) — Storm: | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60.9 | Four | 7 | 12.3 | Three | ||||||||
| 2 | 40.2 | Seven | 8 | 9.78 | Five | ||||||||
| 3 | 35.3 | Ten | 9 | 1.47 | Eleven | ||||||||
| 4 | 25.2 | Two | 10 | 0.86 | Six | ||||||||
| 5 | 21.9 | One | 0.86 | Nine | |||||||||
| 6 | 20.6 | Eight | |||||||||||
| Total: 230 | |||||||||||||
The table on the right shows the ACE for each storm in the season. Broadly speaking, the ACE is a measure of the power of a hurricane multiplied by the length of time it existed, so storms that last a long time, as well as particularly strong hurricanes, have high ACEs. ACE is calculated for only full advisories on specifically tropical systems reaching or exceeding wind speeds of 34 knots (39 mph, 63 km/h), or tropical storm strength. Accordingly, tropical depressions and subtropical cyclones are not included here. Due to the presence of several long-lives, major hurricanes, 1926 generated an ACE of 230 which was the second-highest on record at the time, behind 1893 by one unit. Since then, it has dropped to fourth as the 1950 and 2005 seasons have surpassed it.
Read more about this topic: 1926 Atlantic Hurricane Season
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