Number of recorded US storms (Annual Average over Decade)
1850s - 17 1860s - 15 1870s - 19 1880s - 25 1890s - 20 1900s - 17 1910s - 21 1920s - 15 1930s - 18 1940s - 23 1950s - 20 1960s - 15 1970s - 12 1980s - 17 1990s - 15 2000s 19 2010s - 9