Tropical Storm Peter (2003)

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Tropical Storm Peter was the sixteenth tropical storm of the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season. It did not affect land.

Meteorological history
On December 7, a subtropical storm formed in the Atlantic Ocean. It lurked about the Atlantic until December 9, when the National Hurricane Center named this cyclone Peter. After being named, Peter defied all his forecasts by nearly becoming a hurricane later that day. Although he may have been a hurricane briefly, Peter started to weaken and dissipaited on the 11th.

Records

 * When Peter dissipaited, it made 2003 the longest season since 1952.
 * When Peter formed, it was only the second time in recorded history two tropical cyclones formed in December (the other time was 1887)
 * When Peter formed, Odette was active. This was the first time in recorded history two storms were active at the same time in December.
 * Peter is one of only five storms to have its name start with a "P". The other "P" storms were Pablo in 1995, Phillipe in 2005, Paloma in 2008, and Paula in 2010.