climatlas -- 2026 Global Tropical Cyclone Activity
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Data through 2026-10-19 (day 292 of the year). Generated 2026-10-19T11:46:34+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 850.6 = 135% of normal-to-date (630.3); well above normal.
  84 storms so far -- 80 named, 38 hurricane/typhoon, 27 major (Cat 3+), 8 Cat 5.
  If the rest of the year runs average, ~980.3 ACE (rank #7 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): 18.0 | 15% | 9/1/1 | record-low pace
  Northeast Pacific (EPAC): 343.4 | 298% | 22/12/10 | record-high pace
  Northwest Pacific (WPAC): 326.1 | 149% | 26/13/9 | well above normal
  North Indian (NIO): 1.0 | 7% | 1/0/0 | bottom 10%
  South Indian (SIO): 106.6 | 95% | 13/8/4 | near normal
  South Pacific (SPAC): 55.4 | 103% | 9/4/3 | near normal
  Northern Hemisphere (NH): 688.6 | 148% | 58/26/20 | top 10%
  Southern Hemisphere (SH): 162.0 | 98% | 22/12/7 | near normal

Active storms: Champi (WP29, 140kt), Trudy (EP21, 105kt).
Top storms by ACE: Dolphin (WP12, Cat5 145kt, ACE 57.99), Bavi (WP09, Cat5 155kt, ACE 53.95), Polo (EP17, Cat5 155kt, ACE 50.17), Lowell (EP12, Cat5 140kt, ACE 44.34), Nolo (EP15, Cat4 135kt, ACE 44.23), Sinlaku (WP04, Cat5 155kt, ACE 40.62), Karina (EP11, Cat4 125kt, ACE 31.28), Narelle (SH27, Cat4 125kt, ACE 27.4).

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)
  https://weathertrader.com/tropical/data/besttrack.csv -- 6-hourly best-track fixes (lat/lon/wind + per-fix ACE)
  https://weathertrader.com/tropical/data/all_seasons.csv -- per-storm records, every basin & season (1851+)

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