In May, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicted an above-normal hurricane season, with upwards of 10 hurricanes for the year. Despite no named hurricanes making landfall by the beginning of August, NOAA recently reaffirmed its prediction.
Hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean runs from June to the end of November, with the most activity occurring in mid-August through mid-October. NOAA issues its predictions for the season in May each year. Predictions include the number of hurricanes, major hurricanes, and named storms[1] that will occur.
This year marks the third year in a row that NOAA predicted an above-normal hurricane season. A “normal” season is defined as seven hurricanes, with three of those hurricanes being Category 3 or higher. The last above-normal season was in 2020 with nine hurricanes.
