However, we are below the number of storms we should have had at this point.
"We have gone through a number of storms," Cuomo said in a conference call on Thursday.
"We've been down here for a number of years and a number of storms.
He has weathered a number of storms since the clerical abuse scandal began two years ago.
The forecast model has displayed reasonable skill in predicting the total number of storms each season.
The actual number of storms should fall within the forecast 70% of the time per the NHC.
"We have gone through a number of storms and each one seems to have its own curveball".
During this same period, the number of storms reaching Category 4 or Category 5 status nearly doubled.
NOAA officials predict an above-average number of storms this year after a relatively quiet 2010 season.
It might increase the number of storms, the length they last, their maximum strength or the proportion that are strong.
The Indian Ocean is second in the total number of storms, and the Atlantic Ocean ranks third.
