| Table 1. Progress of the average Atlantic season (1944-1996). Date upon which the following number of events would normally have occurred. | |||
| Number | Named systems | Hurricanes | Category 3 or greater |
| 1 | 11-Jul | 14-Aug | 04-Sep |
| 2 | 08-Aug | 30-Aug | 28-Sep |
| 3 | 21-Aug | 10-Sep | - |
| 4 | 30-Aug | 24-Sep | - |
| 5 | 07-Sep | 15-Oct | - |
| 6 | 14-Sep | - | - |
| 7 | 23-Sep | - | - |
| 8 | 05-Oct | - | - |
| 9 | 21-Oct | - | - |