Table 4. As in Table 1 but for the percentage of named storms forming in the MDR in a given phase that became hurricanes and the number of named storms forming in the MDR in a given phase that became major hurricanes for each phase of the MJO.
|
MJO Phase
|
Percent of Named Storms
Becoming Hurricanes
|
Percent of Named Storms
Becoming Major Hurricanes
|
Phase 1
|
85
|
50
|
Phase 2
|
85
|
59
|
Phase 3
|
65
|
35
|
Phase 4
|
67
|
42
|
Phase 5
|
59
|
27
|
Phase 6
|
47
|
21
|
Phase 7
|
40
|
30
|
Phase 8
|
58
|
33
|
|
|
|
Phase 1-2
|
85
|
55
|
Phase 6-7
|
45
|
22
|
|
|
|
MJO Index > 1
|
|
|
|
Phase 1
|
88
|
56
|
Phase 2
|
85
|
55
|
Phase 3
|
67
|
44
|
Phase 4
|
70
|
40
|
Phase 5
|
60
|
27
|
Phase 6
|
58
|
25
|
Phase 7
|
40
|
20
|
Phase 8
|
40
|
40
|
|
|
|
Phase 1-2
|
86
|
57
|
Phase 6-7
|
53
|
24
|
Table 5. As in Table 1 but for the normalized number of named storms (NS), hurricanes (H), and major hurricanes (MH) forming in each phase of the MJO in the northwest Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico over the period from 1974-2007. Statistical significance calculations are only provided for named storms and hurricanes, as only four tropical cyclones originating in the NW Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico became major hurricanes over the 1974-2007 period.
MJO Phase
|
NS
|
H
|
MH
|
Phase 1
|
1.4
|
0.2
|
0.0
|
Phase 2
|
1.7
|
0.7
|
0.1
|
Phase 3
|
0.9
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
Phase 4
|
1.1
|
0.7
|
0.1
|
Phase 5
|
0.9
|
0.4
|
0.1
|
Phase 6
|
0.4
|
0.3
|
0.0
|
Phase 7
|
0.2
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
Phase 8
|
1.6
|
0.9
|
0.0
|
|
|
|
|
Phase 1-2
|
1.5
|
0.5
|
0.1
|
Phase 6-7
|
0.3
|
0.1
|
0.0
|
|
|
|
|
MJO > 1
|
|
|
|
|
Phase 1
|
1.6
|
0.3
|
0.0
|
Phase 2
|
1.9
|
1.0
|
0.2
|
Phase 3
|
1.2
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
Phase 4
|
1.1
|
1.1
|
0.3
|
Phase 5
|
0.7
|
0.4
|
0.0
|
Phase 6
|
0.6
|
0.4
|
0.0
|
Phase 7
|
0.3
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
Phase 8
|
1.7
|
0.9
|
0.0
|
|
|
|
|
Phase 1-2
|
1.7
|
0.6
|
0.1
|
Phase 6-7
|
0.4
|
0.2
|
0.0
|
Table 6. As in Table 1 but for the normalized number of systems making U.S. landfall as named storms, hurricanes and major hurricanes for each phase of the MJO over the period from 1974-2007.
MJO Phase
|
NS
|
H
|
MH
|
Phase 1
|
2.3
|
1.0
|
0.7
|
Phase 2
|
2.8
|
1.2
|
0.3
|
Phase 3
|
1.7
|
0.8
|
0.5
|
Phase 4
|
1.5
|
0.8
|
0.1
|
Phase 5
|
1.3
|
0.7
|
0.2
|
Phase 6
|
1.1
|
0.8
|
0.3
|
Phase 7
|
0.3
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
Phase 8
|
3.0
|
1.6
|
0.2
|
|
|
|
|
Phase 1-2
|
2.5
|
1.1
|
0.5
|
Phase 6-7
|
0.6
|
0.5
|
0.2
|
|
|
|
|
MJO > 1
|
|
|
|
|
Phase 1
|
2.6
|
1.0
|
0.7
|
Phase 2
|
3.5
|
1.7
|
0.4
|
Phase 3
|
1.2
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
Phase 4
|
1.4
|
1.1
|
0.3
|
Phase 5
|
1.8
|
1.1
|
0.4
|
Phase 6
|
1.3
|
0.8
|
0.2
|
Phase 7
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
Phase 8
|
3.4
|
2.0
|
0.0
|
|
|
|
|
Phase 1-2
|
3.0
|
1.4
|
0.5
|
Phase 6-7
|
0.6
|
0.4
|
0.1
|
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