Heading		Number of hurricanes
(N) 		398		    
(NNE)		403		    
(NE)		508		    
(ENE)		362		    
(E)		395		    
(ESE)		367		    
(SE)		413		    
(SSE)		421                 
(S)		978
(SSW)		253
(SW)		194
(WSW)		144
(W)		194
(WNW)		168
(NW) 		342
(NNW)		337