Tracking just west of Hawaii!
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Pacific_hurricane_season
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Atlantic_hurricane_season
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Accumulated Cyclone Energy, or ACE, is a metric that measures the total energy produced by tropical storms and hurricanes over a given period, accounting for both how strong they were and how long they lasted.
It's another measure meteorologists use to gauge how active a hurricane season has been.
Weakest season on record for the Atlantic! WOW! El Nino wind shear is suppressing Atlantic storms!
September is typically the most active month of the season.
That's because sea surface temperatures are at their warmest and atmospheric conditions are the most favorable for tropical development.
This graph shows the average storm, hurricane and major hurricane tallies from 1944 through 2020 in the Atlantic Basin. The yellow area highlights an average September.
(Data: NOAA/NHC)
The intensifying El Niño has been the largest contributor to the way this hurricane season has unfolded.
Stronger El Niños typically increase wind shear, or changes in wind speed and direction, in the Atlantic Basin. This increase in wind shear can shred storms before they even develop, or weaken ones that do.
Wind shear since July from the Caribbean Sea to just off the west coast of Africa has been the strongest on record for that time of year since 1979, according to Colorado State University tropical scientist Phil Klotzbach.
It was this wind shear and dry air that spelled the quick demise of Tropical Storm Dolly in late August and has squashed other tropical waves moving westward off Africa that often give rise to storms and hurricanes this time of year.
That will likely continue. The map below shows all September hurricanes during super El Niño years.
(MORE: Your guide for everything El Niño)
September 12 is the midpoint of the season & there's nothing on the 7 day map.
From Colorado State