Hurricane History Map

1985 Eastern and central Pacific season

25 storms formed in the Eastern and central Pacific basin in 1985, from 5 June 1985 to 5 November 1985.

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Years1985
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Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

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The 1985 season in numbers

The record holds 25 storms for the 1985 Eastern and central Pacific season, of which 24 had names.24 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 14 reached hurricane strength (category 1 or more) and 8 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 25storms
  • 24tropical storm strength or more
  • 14hurricane strength or more
  • 8major (category 3 to 5)
  • 203accumulated cyclone energy

Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the squared wind speed of every position of 34 knots or more, divided by 10,000. It is approximate here because the winds are 1-minute equivalents, and it is mostly useful for comparing seasons of one basin.

Strongest storms of 1985

  • Rick (1985)1 September 1985 to 12 September 1985, peak Category 4 (125 kt)
  • Jimena (1985)20 July 1985 to 29 July 1985, peak Category 4 (115 kt)
  • Ignacio (1985)21 July 1985 to 27 July 1985, peak Category 4 (115 kt)
  • Sandra (1985)5 September 1985 to 17 September 1985, peak Category 3 (110 kt)
  • Blanca (1985)6 June 1985 to 16 June 1985, peak Category 3 (105 kt)

All 25 storms of 1985

StormPeak
Andres Tropical storm
Blanca Category 3
Carlos Tropical storm
Dolores Category 3
Enrique Tropical storm
Fefa Tropical storm
Guillermo Tropical storm
Hilda Tropical storm
Jimena Category 4
Ignacio Category 4
Kevin Tropical storm
Linda Tropical storm
Marty Category 1
Nora Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Olaf Category 1
Pauline Category 1
Skip Category 1
Rick Category 4
Sandra Category 3
Terry Category 3
Vivian Tropical storm
Waldo Category 2
Nele Category 1
Xina Category 3

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