Per the National Hurricane Center, they flew only 435 hours of recon flights, the fewest number since at least 1966.
A couple of fun facts from the WeatherUnderground's Dr. Jeff Masters:
• Two hurricanes formed in 2013. This is the fewest hurricanes since 1982, when two hurricanes also formed.
• No major hurricanes formed in 2013. The last year with no major hurricane formations was 1994.
• No major hurricanes formed in 2013. The last year with no major hurricane formations was 1994.
Read the rest of his fabulous postmortem at: http://t.co/5TjFpwIHe2