Hurricane History Map

2006 Eastern and central Pacific season

25 storms formed in the Eastern and central Pacific basin in 2006, from 27 May 2006 to 20 November 2006.

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Years2006
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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 2006 season in numbers

The record holds 25 storms for the 2006 Eastern and central Pacific season, of which 19 had names.19 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 11 reached hurricane strength (category 1 or more) and 6 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 25storms
  • 19tropical storm strength or more
  • 11hurricane strength or more
  • 6major (category 3 to 5)
  • 208accumulated 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 2006

  • Ioke (2006)16 August 2006 to 7 September 2006, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 900 hPa
  • Daniel (2006)16 July 2006 to 28 July 2006, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 933 hPa
  • John (2006)28 August 2006 to 4 September 2006, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 948 hPa
  • Bud (2006)11 July 2006 to 17 July 2006, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 953 hPa
  • Lane (2006)13 September 2006 to 17 September 2006, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 952 hPa

All 25 storms of 2006

StormPeak
Aletta Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Bud Category 3
Carlotta Category 1
Daniel Category 4
Emilia Tropical storm
Fabio Tropical storm
Gilma Tropical storm
Hector Category 2
Ioke Category 5
Ileana Category 3
John Category 4
Kristy Category 1
Lane Category 3
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Miriam Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Norman Tropical storm
Olivia Tropical storm
Paul Category 2
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Rosa Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Sergio Category 2

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