We pored through 59 years of data to find out when we can typically expect the first hurricane of the season to happen. The short answer is there's usually a wait involved.

The Atlantic hurricane season is heading for a 'pivot point,' forecasters warn. What we know about August's forecast

Rapidly intensifying storms dramatically increase in August and September. With warming oceans, the Atlantic is primed for an active stretch of tropical storms and hurricanes.

Hurricane season stretches six months from June through November, but there is a distinct peak in activity that ramps up beginning in August and lasting into October because of several factors in the atmosphere and ocean.

To be clear, the Atlantic hurricane season hasn't been dead. With three named storms already under its belt, things are ahead of schedule. Historically, the third named storm of the season doesn't happen until early August.