climatlas -- 2026 Global Tropical Cyclone Activity
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Data through 2026-07-28 (day 209 of the year). Generated 2026-07-28T10:41:45+00:00.
Source: NHC working best track (AL/EP/CP) + NCAR-RAL open b-decks / JTWC (WP/SH/IO).
ACE = sum of v^2 x 1e-4 (kt^2) over 6-hourly best-track fixes at >=34 kt while tropical/subtropical.
Normals: 1996-2025 climatology, compared through the same calendar day (normal-to-date).

GLOBAL: ACE 330.1 = 114% of normal-to-date (289.7); near normal.
  39 storms so far -- 38 named, 19 hurricane/typhoon, 10 major (Cat 3+), 4 Cat 5.
  If the rest of the year runs average, ~800.4 ACE (rank #18 of 46 since 1980); modern record 1230.1 in 1997.

By basin -- ACE ytd | % of normal-to-date | named/hurricane/major | standing:
  North Atlantic (ATL): 2.6 | 23% | 2/0/0 | near normal
  Northeast Pacific (EPAC): 42.7 | 123% | 7/2/1 | well above normal
  Northwest Pacific (WPAC): 133.1 | 195% | 10/6/3 | well above normal
  North Indian (NIO): 0.0 | 0% | 0/0/0 | record-low pace
  South Indian (SIO): 97.6 | 88% | 11/7/3 | near normal
  South Pacific (SPAC): 54.1 | 101% | 8/4/3 | near normal
  Northern Hemisphere (NH): 178.5 | 143% | 19/8/4 | well above normal
  Southern Hemisphere (SH): 151.7 | 92% | 19/11/6 | near normal

Active storms: Fausto (EP06, 90kt), Genevieve (EP07, 140kt), Dolphin (WP12, 75kt).
Top storms by ACE: Bavi (WP09, Cat5 155kt, ACE 53.95), Sinlaku (WP04, Cat5 155kt, ACE 40.62), Narelle (SH27, Cat4 125kt, ACE 27.4), Dudzai (SH14, Cat4 125kt, ACE 26.88), Gezani (SH21, Cat3 110kt, ACE 20.9), Maila (SH30, Cat4 125kt, ACE 20.3), Fausto (EP06, Cat1-2 90kt, ACE 17.98), Mekkhala (WP07, Cat4 125kt, ACE 16.67).

Downloadable data (CSV):
  https://weathertrader.com/tropical/data/monthly.csv   -- month x basin: ACE + TS/H/MH/IH/C5 counts
  https://weathertrader.com/tropical/data/basins.csv    -- per-basin season summary (ACE vs normal, pace)
  https://weathertrader.com/tropical/data/storms.csv    -- per-storm table (peak, ACE, PDI, dates)

Human page: https://weathertrader.com/tropical/