So far in 2026 there have been six tropical storms: Arthur, Bertha, Cristobal, Dolly, Edouard and Fay. The 2026 season set a record for no hurricanes starting on Sept. 11. According to hurricane center data there have been only two years (at least since 1851) without a hurricane in the Atlantic. Those years were 1907 and 1914.

"Although the cyclone remains far from Baja California Sur now, its projected path [could bring] it closer to the state."

Tropical Storm Fay reached near hurricane strength overnight but was forecast to weaken on Monday, forecasters said.

Fay reached near-hurricane strength but is now expected to dissipate over open waters this week.

ANOTHER tropical storm is on the brink of exploding into a hurricane after months of relentless weather systems churned across the oceans. Forecasters expect the latest system to rapidly

The Atlantic basin has reached late September without a single hurricane forming for the first time since 1914. Explore historical tropical climatology data, 2026 storm totals compared to NOAA predictions,

The Atlantic hurricane season is unusually quiet this year due to a strong El Nino, which disrupts storm formation over that ocean

Philip Klotzbach, a hurricane expert at Colorado State University, noted that only four Atlantic seasons on record have ended with one or zero hurricanes: 1905 and 1926 had one; 1907 and 1914 had none. The first and only hurricane of 1905 formed on Oct. 8; in 1941, the first arrived on Sept. 21.