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Predictions for year 2019 - mainly for entertainment purposes

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Totals for Atlantic hurricane season: 15 (sub)tropical cyclones, 13 nameable storms, 5 hurricanes, 3 major (ACE=132) Totals for East Pacific hurricane season: 20 nameable storms, 7 hurricanes, 3 major Totals for Central Pacific hurricane season: 10 nameable storms, 6 hurricanes, 3 major Totals for Pacific typhoon season: 25 storms, 11 typhoons, 3 super typhoons (JTWC count) Totals for North Indian Ocean cyclone season: 2 storms, no hurricane-equivalent (JTWC count) One medicane, which is not of hurricane intensity Weak to moderate El Niño for 2018-19 winter, which decreases to very weak El Niño for the peak hurricane season, and later starts to re-intensify towards a strong El Niño Arctic sea ice extent minimum: 4.80 million km² Global annual average temperature: 0.95 degrees Celsius above 20th century average (0.01 degrees above the record from 2016) Individual storm tracks in Atlantic Circle coloration scheme    Tropical Storm ANDREA Tropical S