Interactive comment on “Increasing Frequency in Off-Season Tropical Cyclones and its relation to Climate Variability and Change” by

This study examines the decadal change in the TC frequency during TC-inactive seasons and its linkage to climate variability. It is well written and shows a few interesting results. However, the results of this study are primarily based on the unreliable and inconsistent TC best tracks. It is not known whether the findings of this study are induced by artificial effect or real physics. Therefore, I suggest a major revision.