Gulf Coast
East Coast
Total U.S. 
Ten wettest years (1949-90)
10.0
47.9
57.9
Ten driest years (1949-90)
3.6
0.8
4.4
 
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Ratio-Ten wet to ten dry years
2.8
59.9
13.1

Table 7. Annual average incidence of hurricane-related deaths in the U.S. for seasons folowing the ten wettest versus the ten driest West African early-season rainfall periods. East Coast values include the Florida peninsula