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2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season Breaks Record for Number of Days without a Hurricane
Experts say record El Niño conditions and strong wind shear have kept all five named storms below hurricane strength.
- For the first time in 60 years of satellite tracking, the Atlantic Ocean reached Sept. 11 without a single hurricane, marking a historic milestone in weather records.
- Record-Breaking vertical wind shear across the Atlantic's Main Development Region, driven by warming Pacific waters during an exceptionally strong climate phenomenon, has suppressed storm development.
- The Atlantic is running nearly 90 percent below average in accumulated cyclone energy, or ACE, with none of this season's five named storms reaching hurricane status; Tropical Storm Bertha lasted three days.
- Conversely, the Pacific Ocean experienced a hyperactive season with storms sideswiping Hawaii, illustrating a 'meteorological seesaw' where global weather patterns shifted conditions away from the Atlantic.
- Meteorologist Michael Lowry noted that "it's still more likely than not we'll see a hurricane or two on the back side of the season," though no contenders loom within the next seven days.
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The Atlantic hurricane season of 2026 set a record this Friday since the beginning of the era of satellite observations: never since 1966 had so long passed without the formation of the first hurricane of a season.
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right2Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution57% Center
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