2018 Atlantic hurricane season
Seasonal forecasts
Ahead of and during the season, several national meteorological services and scientific agencies forecast how many named storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanes (Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson scale) will form during a season and/or how many tropical cyclones will affect a particular country.

2018 Atlantic hurricane season

Section Title: Seasonal forecasts
Table Section Text: Ahead of and during the season, several national meteorological services and scientific agencies forecast how many named storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanes (Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson scale) will form during a season and/or how many tropical cyclones will affect a particular country.

Source	Date	Named storms	Hurricanes	Major hurricanes

Average (1981–2010)	12.1	6.4	2.7

Record high activity	28	15	7†

Record low activity	4	2†	0†

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TSR	December 7, 2017	15	7	3

CSU	April 5, 2018	14	7	3

TSR	April 5, 2018	12	6	2

NCSU	April 16, 2018	14–18	7–11	3–5

TWC	April 19, 2018	13	7	2

NOAA	May 24, 2018	10–16	5–9	1–4

UKMO	May 25, 2018	11*	6*	N/A

TSR	May 30, 2018	9	4	1

CSU	May 31, 2018	14	6	2

CSU	July 2, 2018	11	4	1

TSR	July 5, 2018	9	4	1

CSU	August 2, 2018	12	5	1

TSR	August 6, 2018	11	5	1

NOAA	August 9, 2018	9–13	4–7	0–2

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Actual activity	15	8	2

* June–November only. † Most recent of several such occurrences. (See all)

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