November Hurricane History - 2026
Bottom Line: The finish line for hurricane season is in sight. As we’re into the final month of hurricane season, we’ve made it this far with a total of ten named storms, three fewer than at the same point a year ago, and only one hurricane. Unfortunately, that hurricane made landfall in the Panhandle, though it remains the only U.S. landfall of a hurricane over the past two hurricane seasons.
This year was forecast to be a below average year and that's what we remain on pace for due to the combination of a strong Saharan dust season and historically strong El Nino patterns that's continuing to grow in strength – limiting the likelihood of tropical development for the final month of this year's season.
Now, before discussing what typically happens in November, let’s start with a trivia question... Of the six months of hurricane season, which is the most inactive? If you answered November, you're incorrect. It’s June. November is the 2nd least active month of hurricane season and here's the actual breakdown of months based on activity:
- #1 September
- #2 August
- #3 October
- #4 July
- #5 November
- #6 June
Since tracking began in 1851:
- 93% of all tropical storms & hurricanes have happened prior to November
What does November generally bring? 93 tropical storms and 64 hurricanes. In other words, we average a tropical storm about every other year and a hurricane about every three years. You might say the wind is at our back as we look to close out hurricane season.