2018 Atlantic hurricane season
Seasonal forecasts
Table:
Predictions of tropical activity in the 2018 season

Source

Date

Named
storms

Hurricanes

Major
hurricanes

Average (1981–2010[1])

12.1

6.4

2.7

Record high activity

28

15

7†

Record low activity

4

2†

0†

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TSR[2]

December 7, 2017

15

7

3

CSU[3]

April 5, 2018

14

7

3

TSR[4]

April 5, 2018

12

6

2

NCSU[5]

April 16, 2018

14–18

7–11

3–5

TWC[6]

April 19, 2018

13

7

2

NOAA[7]

May 24, 2018

10–16

5–9

1–4

UKMO[8]

May 25, 2018

11*

6*

N/A

TSR[9]

May 30, 2018

9

4

1

CSU[10]

May 31, 2018

14

6

2

CSU[11]

July 2, 2018

11

4

1

TSR[12]

July 5, 2018

9

4

1

CSU[13]

August 2, 2018

12

5

1

TSR[14]

August 6, 2018

11

5

1

NOAA[15]

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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