The U.S. has gone nine years without a serious Category 3-or-above hurricane; it is the longest period documented in history and, according to new research, likely only happens once every 177 years.
The U.S. is currently experiencing a weather phenomenon that researchers have recently estimated occurs only every 177 years.
The country has not borne the brunt of a serious hurricane with a minimum rating of Category 3 in nine years--the longest drought-like lull since 1850 when consistent recordkeeping began.
The last serious hurricane that met this criterion was in October 2005 when Hurricane Wilma hit Florida with wind gusts of up to 120 miles per hour, causing more than $29 billion in damage.
This current record trumps an eight year-long interval that happened from 1861 to 1868.
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