2016 Atlantic hurricane season
Seasonal forecasts
Ahead of and during the season, several meteorological services and scientific agencies forecast how many named storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanes will form during a season, and/or how many tropical cyclones will affect a particular country.

2016 Atlantic hurricane season

Section Title: Seasonal forecasts
Table Section Text: Ahead of and during the season, several meteorological services and scientific agencies forecast how many named storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanes 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 16, 2015	13	5	2

TSR	April 5, 2016	12	6	2

CSU	April 14, 2016	13	6	2

CCU	April 15, 2016	13	7	4

NCSU	April 15, 2016	15–18	8–11	3–5

UKMO	May 12, 2016	14*	8*	N/A

NOAA	May 27, 2016	10–16	4–8	1–4

TSR	May 27, 2016	17	9	4

CSU	June 1, 2016	14	6	2

CSU	July 1, 2016	15	6	2

TSR	July 5, 2016	16	8	3

CSU	August 4, 2016	15	6	2

TSR	August 5, 2016	15	7	3

NOAA	August 11, 2016	12–17	5–8	2–4

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Actual activity	15	7	4

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

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On April 15, NCSU predicted the seasonś activity, with 15–18 named storms, 8–11 hurricanes and 3–5 major hurricanes.

final_sentence: On April 15, NCSU predicted the seasonś activity, with 15–18 named storms, 8–11 hurricanes and 3–5 major hurricanes.