Tropical Storm Josephine, when it forms, will set a new record for the earliest J-named storm in the Atlantic basin. If it seems like there have been more tropical storms this season you are correct. Many storms have set early-season records this year including Edouard, Fay, Gonzalo, Hanna and Isaias. Now, Josephine could become a tropical storm by Thursday, much earlier than the current record set by Jose on Aug. 22 during the infamous 2005 hurricane season. The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season had an ACE of about 130 which is greater than the 1981-2010 average value of 104.

If Fay does develop, again, the National Hurricane Center has it listed as a 80% likelihood of developing into at least a tropical depression, it would become the earliest sixth name tropical storm to develop. And each one of these tropical storms developed from a large gyre of deep tropical moisture. Another gyre of deep tropical moisture developed in June (developed Cristobal and Dolly) and the current gyre of deep tropical moisture has developed Edouard and maybe Fay. Fay would be the sixth named storm of this Hurricane Season and be the earliest sixth name storm ever. Basically, the 2020 hurricane season may start off active, but not destructive, lets hope the trend continues.