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2006 Hurricane SeasonIf we look at the perigee calculator for 2005, and compare with the timing of three of the other nine top weather stories for the year, according to Accuweather, we see that the perigee followed the full moon by just 12 hours in August, by a day and a half in September, and by 3 days in October. Hurricane Katrina followed the full moon in August, Rita followed the full moon in September, and Wilma followed the full moon in October.
 Now looking ahead to this year, we see that the perigee occurs 31 hours before the full moon in August, within eight hours on September 8th, follows the full moon by 13 hours in October, and by a day and 13 hours in November. You will note that hurricane season peaks statistically around September 6th.
 I hate to say it, but it looks like another bad year for late summer storms. While the "season" technically begins June 1st, I suggest that the storms will not begin in earnest until August, and that they will continue into December.
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