Not a single decade during past 50 years witnessed an above - average number of major hurricanes. (cfact.org)
The trend in numbers of major hurricanes making landfall in the United States has been slightly downward over the past century. (vvattsupwiththat.blogspot.ru)
In fact, for the United States, during the past four decades, «the fewest number of major hurricanes struck during any 40 - year period since at least the 1800s.» (cfact.org)