When Tropical Depression One formed on May NUMBER@1 , it marked the third time since NUMBER@2 , when reliable records in the LOCATION@1 basin began , that a pre-season cyclone developed in three consecutive years , following Subtropical Storm Andrea which formed in May of NUMBER@3 and Tropical Storm Arthur in May of NUMBER@4 .

The depression followed Subtropical Storm Andrea -LRB- NUMBER@3 -RRB- of May NUMBER@3 and Tropical Storm Arthur -LRB- NUMBER@4 -RRB- of May NUMBER@4 .
