Predictions for year 2026 - mainly for entertainment purposes
Totals for North Atlantic hurricane season: 15 (sub)tropical cyclones, 12 nameable storms, 7 hurricanes, 2 major (ACE=79) Totals for East Pacific hurricane season: 21 (sub)tropical cyclones, 18 nameable storms, 6 hurricanes, 3 major (ACE=56) Totals for Central Pacific hurricane season: 6 tropical cyclones, 6 nameable storms, 3 hurricanes, 3 major Totals for Pacific typhoon season: 35 storms, 15 typhoons, 5 super typhoons (JTWC count) Totals for North Indian Ocean cyclone season: 4 storms, 2 hurricane-equivalent, 1 major hurricane-equivalent (JTWC count) Two (sub)tropical storms in Mediterranean, one hurricane No (sub)tropical cyclones in Baltic Sea State of Niño 3.4: beginning as weak La Niña, becoming cool neutral in DJF, warm neutral in JFM, weak El Niño in MAM, moderate El Niño in MJJ, strong El Niño in ASO Arctic sea ice minimum: 4.01 million km² Global annual average temperature: 1.55 degrees Celsius above 20th century ave...