Hurricane season lasts six months, but those months are not created equal. Historically, September is the least equal of them all, accounting for a little less than half of both overall Atlantic hurricane and Florida landfall activity. About one-quarter of historical storm activity occurs after October 1st. In Florida, these late-season storm risks skew south, especially in the second half of the month. For North Florida, there is a steep drop-off in the number of tropical storm and hurricane landfalls occurring beyond mid-October. On the other hand, after a historical lull in hurricane action for the southern Florida peninsula between roughly September 20th and October 10th, there is a secondary apex in hurricane landfall frequency, rivaling early September’s primary peak, around October 20th and receding by the end of the month.