With Tropical Disturbance #32 showing signs of intensification, we could have tropical storm Ana within 24 hours. However, this late start to the season is by no means a record. According to the National Hurricane Center, records dating back to 1851 show the latest start with a tropical storm was September 15th back in 1914. The latest in the season for the first hurricane was October 8th, 1905.
However, since there were no satellites back in those days, it's entirely possible that there were storms that occurred without being observed. Since 1966, when reliable observation via satellite began, the latest tropical storm was August 30, 1967 and the latest hurricane was Gustav on September 11th, 2002.
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