Mario's 2019 Atlantic hurricane season

The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season was the first below-average Atlantic hurricane season since 2015. A moderate El Niño was credited with reducing the amount of activity in the basin. The season produced a total of 10 named storms, 4 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes. Compared to the previous seasons, activity was more confined to the western part of the basin. For the fifth and final consecutive year in a row, activity began early with the formation of Tropical Storm Andrea on May 22. In July, Chantal became the first hurricane to exist within the month since 2014. The strongest storm of the season was Hurricane Imelda, which was the southernmost Category 5 on record.