August Without a Hurricane?

So far this August has not produced a hurricane or topical storm in the Atlantic.  That’s pretty unusual.  It’s only happened twice in the last 72 years.  There is just a small chance that storm will get going in the next 5 days.   You can read just how unusual this is here: https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2022/08/quiet-in-the-atlantic-will-we-go-0-for-august/