Predictions of tropical activity in the 2002 season Source Date Named storms Hurricanes Major hurricanes CSU Average (1950–2000)[2] 9.6 5.9 2.3 NOAA Average (1950–2005)[3] 11.0 6.2 2.7 Record high activity 28 15 8 Record low activity 4 2 0 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– CSU December 7, 2001[2] 13 8 4 CSU April 5, 2002[4] 12 7 3 NOAA May 20, 2002[5] 9–13 6–8 2–3 CSU August 7, 2002[6] 9 4 1 NOAA August 8, 2002[7] 7–10 4–6 1–3 CSU September 3, 2002[8] 8 3 1 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Actual activity 12 4 2