This is a list of notable Pacific hurricanes, subdivided by reason for notability. Notability means that it has met some criterion or achieved some statistic, or is part of a top ten for some superlative. It includes lists and rankings of Pacific hurricanes by different characteristics and impacts.

Characteristics include extremes of location, such as the northernmost or most equator-ward formation or position of a tropical cyclone. Other characteristics include its central pressure, windspeed, category on the Saffir–Simpson scale, cyclogenesis outside of a normal hurricane season's timeframe, or storms that remain unnamed despite forming after tropical cyclone naming began in 1960. Another characteristic is how long a system lasted from formation to dissipation. These include the cost of damage, the number of casualties, as well as meteorological statistics such as rainfall point maximum, wind speed, and minimum pressure.

Impact

Retired names

The following names have been retired in the East Pacific (in chronological order): Hazel, Adele, Fico, Knut, Iva, Fefa, Ismael, Pauline, Adolph, Israel, Kenna, Alma, Manuel, Odile, Isis, Patricia, Dora, Otis, and John.

In addition, the following names have been retired in the Central Pacific (in chronological order): Iwa, Iniki, Paka, and Ioke.

From the lists above, the names Hazel and Adele were retired for unclear reasons. Also, the names Adolph, Israel, and Isis were retired because of political considerations. In particular, the name Isis was pre-emptively removed in 2015 from the list of names for 2016 after being deemed inappropriate because of the eponymous militant group.

Historically significant tropical cyclones, pre 1960 Name Year Notes "San Diego hurricane" 1858 Strongest tropical cyclone to affect California Unnamed storm 1871 First and one of only three known hurricanes to make landfall on the Hawaiian Islands. "California tropical storm" 1939 Only known modern landfall in California "Cabo San Lucas hurricane" 1941 Deadliest hurricane to hit Cabo San Lucas in the 20th century "Mazatlán hurricane" 1943 One of the strongest hurricanes to hit Mazatlán "Texas hurricane" 1949 Most intense Pacific-Atlantic crossover Hurricane Twelve 1957 Third-strongest Mexico landfall "Mexico hurricane" 1959 Deadliest Pacific hurricane

Deadliest tropical cyclones

Costliest tropical cyclones

Tropical cyclones listed here are listed with the value from the source providing the highest value. Due to source variation and inconsistency, some sources may state damage totals lower than what is listed.

Seasonal activity and records In the Central Pacific Hurricane Center's (CPHC) area of responsibility (AOR), the season with the most tropical cyclones is the 2015 season with 16 cyclones forming in or entering the region. A season without cyclones has happened a few times since 1966, most recently in 1979.

Highest

Year NHC's AOR CPHC's AORTotal Tropicalstorms Hurricanes Majorhurricanes Tropicalstorms Hurricanes Majorhurricanes Tropicalstorms Hurricanes Majorhurricanes 1992 season 24 14 8 3 2 2 27 16 10 2015 season 18 13 10 8 3 1 26 16 11 1985 season 22 12 8 2 2 0 24 14 82018 season 22 12 9 1 1 1 23 13 10 1982 season 19 11 5 4 1 0 23 12 5 2014 season 20 15 7 2 1 2 22 16 9 2016 season 20 12 5 2 2 1 22 13 6 1984 season 18 12 6 3 1 1 21 13 7 1983 season 21 12 8 0 0 0 21 12 8 1990 season 20 16 6 1 0 0 21 16 6

Lowest

Before 1971 and especially 1966, data in this basin is extremely unreliable. The geostationary satellite era began in 1966, and that year is often considered the first year of reliable tropical records. Intensity estimates are most reliable starting in the 1971 season. A few years later, the Dvorak technique came into use. Those two factors make intensity estimates more reliable starting in that year. For these reasons, seasons prior to 1971 are not included.

Year NHC's AOR CPHC's AOR Total Tropicalstorms Hurricanes Majorhurricanes Tropicalstorms Hurricanes Majorhurricanes Tropicalstorms Hurricanes Majorhurricanes 2010 season 7 3 2 1 0 0 8 3 2 1977 season 8 4 0 0 0 0 8 4 0 1996 season 9 5 2 0 0 0 9 5 2 1999 season 9 6 2 0 0 0 9 6 2 1995 season 10 7 3 0 0 0 10 7 3 1979 season 10 6 4 0 0 0 10 6 4

Earliest storm formation by number Earliest and next earliest forming Pacific tropicalsubtropical storms by storm number Stormnumber Earliest Next earliest Name Date of formation Name Date of formation 1 Pali January 7, 2016 Winona January 13, 1989 2 Hali March 29, 1992 Bud May 22, 2012 3 Agatha June 2, 1992 Cristina June 8, 2026 4 Four June 12, 1956 Dalila June 13, 2025 5 Erick June 17, 2025 Celia June 23, 1992 6 Flossie June 29, 2025 Fabio July 1, 2018 7 Genevieve July 7, 1984 Guillermo July 8, 1985 8 Enrique July 13, 2015 Frank July 14, 1992 9 Georgette July 15, 1992 Ignacio July 21, 1985 10 Jimena July 21, 1985 Howard July 27, 1992 11 Isis July 28, 1992 Kevin July 29, 1985 12 Linda July 31, 1985 Javier August 2, 1992 13 Marty August 7, 1985 Lowell August 18, 2014 14 Lester August 20, 1992 Nora August 21, 1985 15 Olaf August 24, 1985 Jimena August 27, 2015 16 Newton August 28, 1992 Pauline August 31, 1985 17 Skip August 31, 1985 Orlene September 3, 1992 18 Rick September 2, 1985 Iniki September 8, 1992 19 Sandra September 7, 1985 Paine September 11, 1992 20 Roslyn September 14, 1992 Terry September 16, 1985 21 Seymour September 18, 1992 Vivian September 20, 1985 22 Tina September 18, 1992 Waldo October 7, 1985 23 Virgil October 1, 1992 Olaf October 17, 2015 24 Winifred October 7, 1992 Patricia October 21, 2015 25 Xavier October 14, 1992 Rick November 19, 2015 26 Yolanda October 16, 1992 Sandra November 24, 2015 27 Zeke October 26, 1992

Naming history

Naming of tropical cyclones in the eastern north Pacific began in the 1960 season. That year, four lists of names were created. The plan was to proceed in a manner similar to that of the western Pacific; that is, the name of the first storm in one season would be the next unused one from the same list, and when the bottom of one list was reached the next list was started. This scheme was abandoned in 1965 and next year, the lists started being recycled on a four-year rotation, starting with the A name each year. That same general scheme remains in use today, although the names and lists are different. On average, the eastern north Pacific sees about sixteen named storms per year.

Named storms per month

Specific seasonal data in the Eastern Pacific basin was first compiled in 1949. Therefore, seasons before 1949 are excluded from the "Most named" column.

Also, before 1971 and especially 1966, data in this basin is extremely unreliable. The geostationary satellite era began in 1966, and that year is often considered the first year of reliable tropical records. Intensity estimates are more reliable starting in the 1971 season. A few years later, the Dvorak technique came into use. Those two make intensity estimates more reliable starting in that year. For these reasons, seasons before 1971 are not included in the "Fewest named" column.

Month Most named Fewest named Number Seasons Number Seasons Preseason 2 1992 0 >5 Late May 2 19561984200720122013 0 >5 June 5 198520182025 0 20042006200720162024 July 7 198520152016 0 2010 August 9 1968 0 1996 September 6 >5 1 1979201020112021 October 5 19922023 0 19891995199620052010 November 2 >5 0 >5 Postseason 1 198319972010 0 >5 Source:

Off-season storms

The Pacific hurricane season runs from May 15 to November 30. Only systems that develop or enter during the off-season are included. The earliest off-season storm is Pali in 2016 whilst the latest off-season storm was Nine-C during 2015.

Name Formation date Unnamed December 1832 "Froc Cyclone" December 23, 1902 "Hurd Cyclone" December 23, 1904 Unnamed May 3, 1906 Unnamed February 6, 1922 Nine December 22, 1925 Eight December 4, 1936 Carmen April 4, 1980† Winnie December 4, 1983 Winona January 9, 1989 Alma May 12, 1990 Ekeka January 26, 1992 Hali March 28, 1992 One-E May 13, 1996 Omeka December 20, 2010 Aletta May 14, 2012 Nine-C December 31, 2015 Pali January 7, 2016 Adrian May 9, 2017 One-E May 10, 2018 One-E April 25, 2020 Andres May 9, 2021 †Entered the basin on this date

Unnamed storms

Tropical cyclones have received official names in the Eastern and Central Pacific beginning in 1960. Since then, 6 tropical storms or hurricanes have formed that did not receive a storm name. (Note: The "2006 Central Pacific cyclone" is excluded, as its status has never been officially determined.) Tropical Storm 4 (1962) Tropical Storm 8 (1962) Tropical Storm Four (1963) "1975 Pacific Northwest hurricane" Unnamed tropical storm (1996) Unnamed tropical storm (2020) Unnamed tropical storm (2024)

Strength

Category 5

Since 1959, 24 Pacific hurricanes have attained Category 5 intensity. The only one to make landfall while at this intensity was Otis in 2023.

Category 4

Since 1900, 141 Pacific hurricanes have attained Category 4 intensity, of which five made landfall at that strength.

Category 3

Since 1970, 86 Pacific hurricanes have attained Category 3 intensity, of which three made landfall at that strength.

Duration records

This lists all Pacific hurricanes that existed as tropical cyclones while in the Pacific Ocean east of the dateline for more than two weeks continuously. Hurricanes John and Dora spent some time in the west Pacific before dissipating. John spent eleven days west of the dateline; if that time was included John would have existed for a total of 30 days and 18 hours, while including Dora's time in the west Pacific would mean that it existed for 18 days. One Atlantic hurricane, Hurricane Joan, crossed into this basin and was renamed Miriam, giving it a total lifespan of 22 days, but not all of that was in the Pacific. 1993's Greg formed from the remnants of Tropical Storm Bret (1993). Its time as an Atlantic system is excluded.

All of these systems except Trudy, Olaf, Connie and Lala existed in both the east and central Pacific, and all except Olaf were hurricanes. Hurricane Trudy of 1990 is thus the longest lived eastern Pacific hurricane to stay in the eastern Pacific. Tropical Storm Olaf of 1997 is hence the longest-lived eastern Pacific tropical cyclone not to reach hurricane intensity.

Prior to Hurricane Lala, no known tropical cyclone forming in the central north Pacific lasted for longer than 14 days without crossing into another basin. The pre-2026 tropical cyclone that formed in the central Pacific and spent the most time there was Hurricane Ana, at 12.75 days from formation to extratropical transition.

Rank Duration (days) Name Season 1 24.50 Tina 1992 2 20.00 Fico 1978 3 19.00 John 1994 4 17.50 Kevin 1991 5 16.75 Trudy 1990 6 16.50 Guillermo 1997 16.50 Olaf 1997 8 16.25 Celeste 1972 16.25 Doreen 1973 16.25 Kenneth 2005 11 16.00 Daniel 1982 12 15.25 Connie 1974 13 14.50 Jimena 2015 14.50 Darby 2016 14.50 Lala 2026 16 14.25 Lowell 2026 17 14.00 Marie 1990 14.00 Greg 1993 14.00 Dora 1999 14.00 Lane 2018 14.00 Olivia 2018

Before the weather satellite era began, the lifespans of many Pacific hurricanes may be underestimated.

Crossover storms

From Atlantic to Eastern Pacific

This includes only systems which stayed a tropical cyclone during the passage or that maintained a circulation during the crossover.

Season Storm (Atlantic) Storm (Pacific) 1876 Four Unnamed 1911 Four Unnumbered tropical depression 1945 Ten Unnumbered tropical depression 1971 Irene Olivia 1974 Fifi Orlene 1977 Anita Eleven-E 1978 Greta Olivia 1988 Debby Seventeen-E Joan Miriam Miles B. Lawrence and James M. Gross. 1988 Monthly Weather Review accessed April 9, 2006 1990 Diana Unnumbered tropical depression 1993 Gert Fourteen-E 1996 Cesar Douglas Dolly Unnumbered tropical depression 2016Otto 2022BonnieJulia