Hurricane Hunters engagement report
@53rdWRS - 171K followers on X
Measured over 10 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 21, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 613 interactions against 171K followers, an engagement rate of 0.358%. Measured over 10 original posts, its engagement rate beats 80% of 21,874 tracked accounts of a similar size. Comparing inside a size band matters here: engagement rate falls as accounts grow, so a raw rate would mostly just re-measure the follower count. Posts are seen about 20K times each, and 3.11% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 11.5% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 0.37 posts a day over the last 30 days, though only 20% of days saw any activity at all. Most posts go out around 15:00 UTC, and Saturday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 10 posts sampled, 80% carry an image or video and 20% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 4.5K interactions, about 19x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #hurricanehunters, #weatherready, #403rdwing.
Measured over 10 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 21, 2026. Recurring tags: #hurricanehunters, #weatherready, #403rdwing.
Compared with accounts its own size
Hurricane Hunters's engagement rate beats 80% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (21,874 accounts, accounts of similar size (decile 9 of 10)). A percentile is spread evenly by construction, so 50 really is the middle of that group and 90 really is its top tenth.
On engagement per impression rather than per follower it beats 75% of the same group. When those two numbers disagree, the gap is about how far its posts travel rather than how people react to them.
Where this sits in the catalog
At 0.358%, Hurricane Hunters sits above the 50th percentile of the 219,359 accounts in this comparison. That places it in the above the median band, which runs 0.149% to 0.706%.
Show the percentile table
| Percentile | Engagement rate |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 0.004% |
| 25th percentile | 0.025% |
| 50th percentile | 0.149% |
| 75th percentile | 0.706% |
| 90th percentile | 2.63% |
| 99th percentile | 82.5% |
This ruler is the whole measured catalog, not a size-matched group: it shows where the raw rate falls across every account we can measure, all of which are large. For a like-for-like comparison, read the size-band percentile above instead. See how the bands are built
Posting timing
This account posts most often around 15:00 UTC, and Saturday is its busiest day of the week. The bars below are the catalog-wide pattern, with this account's own busiest slot marked. They do not show how this account performs at each hour: we keep one aggregate per account, not one per hour, so that measurement does not exist in our data.
Show engagement by hour posted, utc as a table
| Hour (UTC) | Vs author median | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 UTC | -1% | 89K |
| 01:00 UTC | -2% | 90K |
| 02:00 UTC | -3% | 88K |
| 03:00 UTC | -4% | 94K |
| 04:00 UTC | -5% | 76K |
| 05:00 UTC | -4% | 75K |
| 06:00 UTC | -5% | 86K |
| 07:00 UTC | -5% | 93K |
| 08:00 UTC | -4% | 108K |
| 09:00 UTC | -4% | 124K |
| 10:00 UTC | -3% | 129K |
| 11:00 UTC | -3% | 141K |
| 12:00 UTC | -3% | 154K |
| 13:00 UTC | -3% | 167K |
| 14:00 UTC | -4% | 173K |
| 15:00 UTC | -2% | 176K |
| 16:00 UTC | -3% | 171K |
| 17:00 UTC | -3% | 159K |
| 18:00 UTC | -2% | 149K |
| 19:00 UTC | -2% | 141K |
| 20:00 UTC | -1% | 131K |
| 21:00 UTC | 0% | 116K |
| 22:00 UTC | -2% | 100K |
| 23:00 UTC | -1% | 90K |
Show engagement by day of week as a table
| Day | Vs author median | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | +5% | 393K |
| Monday | +1% | 483K |
| Tuesday | -2% | 520K |
| Wednesday | -3% | 472K |
| Thursday | -2% | 430K |
| Friday | -3% | 447K |
| Saturday | +2% | 393K |
Formats this account uses
Its own posting mix on the left, and what each of those formats does across every account we track on the right. Only formats where the effect clears our publish test appear here, so an empty row is a format we could not measure rather than one that does nothing.
| Format | This account | Catalog effect | 95% interval | Accounts behind it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image or video | 80% of posts | +111% | +108% to +115% | 34K |
| Outbound link | 20% of posts | -41% | -42% to -40% | 32K |
| Typical length | - | +15% | +14% to +16% | 32K |
- 80% of this account's sampled posts carry an image or video. Across the catalog, posts with an image or video run 111% above the same accounts' other posts.
- 20% of its posts carry a link off X. Across the catalog, posts with an outbound link run 41% below the same accounts' other posts.
- Its average post runs 341 characters, which falls in the over 280 characters band. Across the catalog, posts over 280 characters run 15% above the same accounts' other posts.
These are catalog-wide differences applied to this account's own posting mix, not a measurement of how each format performs for this account specifically. We keep one median per account, not one per format per account, so the second thing is not something this data can tell you.
Best tweets
- Oct 28, 202519x their median
https://t.co/yOLplbzKHb
- Oct 10, 20264.7x their median
Our thoughts are with the communities facing Hurricane Isaias and the first responders helping them. This footage offers a view from the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters’ mission into the storm, where crews collected weather data to support National Hurricane Center forecasts. If you’re in an affected area, stay #WeatherReady: Follow official weather alerts and local emergency officials’ instructions. Never drive through floodwaters. #HurricaneHunters #ReserveReady
- Oct 7, 20263.3x their median
Out tracking Tropical Storm Isaias. Remember to follow instructions from the local emergency management officials and listen to local weather reports. Keep safe and stay #WeatherReady https://t.co/z4lgdbDVYp
- Oct 9, 20263.0x their median
Through the storm, into the eye. 🌀 See what the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters saw this afternoon in this time-lapse of their flight through Hurricane Isaias. Stay #WeatherReady: Follow official weather updates and local officials’ safety instructions. #HurricaneHunters #ReserveReady #Isaias
- Aug 28, 20261.6x their median
As Tropical Storm Dolly dissipates in the Atlantic, our Hurricane Hunters will continue to train and stand by for future missions. Dolly Parton once said, “I've always believed that if you are in a position to help, you should. ” Our crews do just that — ready to head into storms at a moment’s notice to help those back on the home front prepare. Two Dollys. One mission: help people. ❤️✈️ 🎥 by Staff Sgt. Stacey Thornburg & Lt. Col. Mark Withee #WeatherReady #AirForceReserve #HurricaneHunters #53WRS #Dolly
- Oct 9, 20261.5x their median
Teal 73 is airborne for the AF Reserve Hurricane Hunters’ sixth mission into Hurricane Isaias, collecting data for NHC forecasts. Crews will fly missions until landfall. Stay #WeatherReady: Follow official alerts and evacuation orders. Never drive through floodwaters. https://t.co/NbweN19tyF
- Oct 1, 20252.7x their median
https://t.co/ZKUXtP1Uqi
- Dec 1, 20252.7x their median
MISSION COMPLETE: We wrapped up the 2025 hurricane season after flying 927.9 hours and into three Category 5 hurricanes—Erin, Humberto, and Melissa. From the first storm in June to the last eye-wall penetration in October, the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters delivered life-saving data to forecasters. 🔗 Read the full story at https://t.co/Wzf8RQJQHp #HurricaneHunters #AFReserve #403rdWing #KeeslerAFB #readynow #2025HurricaneSeason
- Sep 22, 2026
We are heading back to the Pacific to investigate an area of interest that could potentially impact the Hawaiian Islands. Flying aboard the WC-130J Super Hercules, our #HurricaneHunters will collect critical atmospheric data that is transmitted to the National Hurricane Center, where forecasters use it to improve forecasts and provide communities with the information they need to prepare. From the Gulf Coast to the Central Pacific, the mission remains the same: go where satellites can’t and gather the data forecasters need. #ReserveReady #WeatherReady
- Sep 26, 2026
Into the eye. 🌀✈️ The Air Force Reserve #HurricaneHunters fly through Hurricane Nolo, collecting critical atmospheric data that helps @NHC_Atlantic forecasters better determine the storm’s location, intensity and structure. #53WRS #403rdWing #AirForceReserve https://t.co/NlWyXYgf5l
Ranked by total interactions across everything we have tracked for this account, which is a longer history than the 30-day window the rates above use. The multiple compares each post to this account's own median.
Recurring topics
The most frequent hashtags in the sampled posts. They describe what this account writes about; they are not a performance signal, and the catalog-wide breakdown on the hub shows how little hashtag count moves.
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Reading these numbers
A typical post picks up 613 interactions against 171K followers, an engagement rate of 0.358%. Measured over 10 original posts, its engagement rate beats 80% of 21,874 tracked accounts of a similar size. Comparing inside a size band matters here: engagement rate falls as accounts grow, so a raw rate would mostly just re-measure the follower count. Posts are seen about 20K times each, and 3.11% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 11.5% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 0.37 posts a day over the last 30 days, though only 20% of days saw any activity at all. Most posts go out around 15:00 UTC, and Saturday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 10 posts sampled, 80% carry an image or video and 20% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 4.5K interactions, about 19x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #hurricanehunters, #weatherready, #403rdwing.
- What is Hurricane Hunters's engagement rate on X?
- Hurricane Hunters (@53rdWRS) has an engagement rate of 0.358%, based on the median interactions across 10 original posts from the last 30 days against 171,044 followers. Replies, reposts and quote-posts of other people are excluded from that sample.
- Is that a good engagement rate?
- At 0.358%, Hurricane Hunters sits above the 50th percentile of the 219,359 accounts in this comparison. Those comparison accounts are all large ones, because our scanning cadence is weighted towards big accounts, so this is a ranking among peers of similar scale rather than a ranking across X.
- Does @53rdWRS have real engagement?
- Its engagement rate beats 80% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (21,874 accounts), which puts it in the top quarter for its size group. Ranking inside a size band matters because engagement rate falls as accounts grow, so a raw rate would mostly re-measure the follower count. It is a starting point for a look at follower quality, not a verdict on it.
- When does @53rdWRS post?
- Most posts go out around 15:00 UTC, and Saturday is its busiest day, at roughly 0.37 posts per day across the measured window.