Daily chart answer for Thursday, October 15, 2026
How did the annual count of definite oceanic tsunamis recorded worldwide change from 1985 to 1999? Earth Science · 15 observations · NOAA NCEI (Global Historical Tsunami Database).
Solid line = the part players could see · dashed violet = the daily chart’s hidden stretch, revealed here.
What happened
After the visible part ended on 1990, it retreated 42.9% to finish at 4. Players saw the first 6 of 15 observations before drawing. From 5 to 4, the full span nets out down 20.0%. The period high of 16 came in 1994; the low of 4, in 1986. The biggest one-step move was a 166.7% upward in 1994. Data: NOAA NCEI (Global Historical Tsunami Database).
The hidden values
After the cutoff (1990), the series printed:
| Date | Actual value |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1992 | 7 |
| 1993 | 6 |
| 1994 | 16 |
| 1995 | 16 |
| 1996 | 15 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1998 | 4 |
| 1999 | 4 |
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