To illustrate how unusually warm the Atlantic is, here is a visualization of July MDR SSTs versus SSTs in the eastern Atlantic, which are also correlated with seasonal activity. The closest analogs (if any exist) were very busy seasons, but this year has to deal with El Niño. pic.twitter.com/9RkdZzx60L

— Michael Fischer (@MikeFischerWx) August 2, 2023