Claim: The 2015–16 Australian region cyclone season was forecasted to be least active in the Eastern South Pacific, and was predicted by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (an Executive Agency of the Australian Government) to have a 91% chance of being below average.
Evidence: The Western region between 142.5°E and 165°E was predicted to have a 15% chance of having an above average number of tropical cyclones, while the Eastern region between 165°E and 120°W was predicted to have a 48% chance of having an above average number of tropical cyclones. The BoM issued a seasonal forecast for both the Western and Eastern South Pacific.