Hurricane History Map

2016 Eastern and central Pacific season

23 storms formed in the Eastern and central Pacific basin in 2016, from 6 January 2016 to 18 November 2016.

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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 2016 season in numbers

The record holds 23 storms for the 2016 Eastern and central Pacific season, of which 22 had names.22 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 14 reached hurricane strength (category 1 or more) and 7 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 23storms
  • 22tropical storm strength or more
  • 14hurricane strength or more
  • 7major (category 3 to 5)
  • 199accumulated 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 2016

  • Songda (2016)3 October 2016 to 13 October 2016, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 925 hPa
  • Seymour (2016)22 October 2016 to 30 October 2016, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 940 hPa
  • Lester (2016)24 August 2016 to 8 September 2016, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 944 hPa
  • Blas (2016)2 July 2016 to 11 July 2016, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 947 hPa
  • Georgette (2016)21 July 2016 to 30 July 2016, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 952 hPa

All 23 storms of 2016

StormPeak
Pali Category 2
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Agatha Tropical storm
Blas Category 4
Celia Category 2
Darby Category 3
Estelle Tropical storm
Georgette Category 4
Frank Category 1
Howard Tropical storm
Ivette Tropical storm
Javier Tropical storm
Kay Tropical storm
Lester Category 4
Madeline Category 4
Newton Category 1
Orlene Category 2
Paine Category 1
Ulika Category 1
Roslyn Tropical storm
Songda Category 4
Seymour Category 4
Tina Tropical storm

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