Tropical Atlantic sea surface temperatures (SSTs) (10-20°N, 60-20°W), averaged over last ten days of July, were coldest on record (since NOAA daily SST became available in 1982). Most other years with cold late Julys in the tropical Atlantic had below-average #hurricane activity pic.twitter.com/1lVyfDms8m
— Philip Klotzbach (@philklotzbach) August 2, 2018