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WebSitePulse 2024 Hurricane Season Web Performance and Uptime Report Intro



The 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially began on June 1 st and will end on November 30 th, 2024. These dates historically describe the period in each year when over 97% of the subtropical or tropical cyclogenesis occurs in the Atlantic Ocean.

The Atlantic hurricane season relates to storms and hurricanes that develop in the Northern Hemisphere, specifically in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea, impacting the North American continent.

No subtropical or tropical developments formed in the Atlantic before the season's official start, marking the slowest beginning since 2014. Despite this, hurricane experts anticipate an above- average number of named storms for the year.

So far, this year's Atlantic Hurricane Season has been relatively slow. It started on June 19 th with the Tropical Storm Alberto. On June 29 th, Tropical Depression Two strengthened into Tropical Storm Beryl, which intensified on July 2nd to a Category 5 hurricane. On July 1st, Tropical Depression Three strengthened into Tropical Storm Chris.

The 2024 Pacific Hurricane Season officially began on May 15 th in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and June 1 st in the Central Pacific. Both end on November 30 th, 2024. For the third year in a row, no tropical cyclones formed in either basin before the official season began. The season has also experienced the slowest start for any Pacific hurricane season in the satellite era. The first tropical storm in the eastern Pacific, Aletta, didn't develop until July 4 th when a Tropical Depression One-E strengthened into Tropical Storm Aletta. Later, on July 24 th, the Tropical Storm Bud has formed.

For the 19 th consecutive year, WebSitePulse will provide free monitoring and notifications during the rest of the 2024 hurricane season to five of the most popular websites that present their users with real-time forecasts, emergency information, and donation opportunities in times of hurricanes, floods, and other natural or man-caused disasters.

The WebSitePulse Performance Reports will measure the websites' uptime and response time as the most critical metrics for any web-based operations' availability and reliability — crucial for the End Users' overall online experience. Web transactions will be measured every 15 minutes simultaneously from three different monitoring locations. In-depth analytical information is also collected and stored in the WebSitePulse system for future reference.