It was the lull right at the height of the season that killed the hyper active storm totals & ACE numbers that were forecast. Had that part of the season performed closer to or even a little above normal those with the bigger numbers would have gotten much closer. Season memorable for all the U.S. impacts and being back loaded.
If you take out highly anomalous Beryl the ACE total would have been even lower. I know we don't take that out but just pointing it out. Beryl was about 35 ACE points (biggest ACE producer of the season) in an area that is usually very unfavorable in early July.