Hurricane History Map

2018 Eastern and central Pacific season

26 storms formed in the Eastern and central Pacific basin in 2018, from 10 May 2018 to 9 November 2018.

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Years2018
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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 2018 season in numbers

The record holds 26 storms for the 2018 Eastern and central Pacific season, of which 23 had names.23 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 13 reached hurricane strength (category 1 or more) and 10 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 26storms
  • 23tropical storm strength or more
  • 13hurricane strength or more
  • 10major (category 3 to 5)
  • 319accumulated 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 2018

  • Lane (2018)13 August 2018 to 29 August 2018, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 926 hPa
  • Walaka (2018)26 September 2018 to 7 October 2018, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 921 hPa
  • Willa (2018)19 October 2018 to 24 October 2018, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 925 hPa
  • Hector (2018)31 July 2018 to 16 August 2018, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 936 hPa
  • Norman (2018)27 August 2018 to 10 September 2018, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 937 hPa

All 26 storms of 2018

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Aletta Category 4
Bud Category 4
Carlotta Tropical storm
Daniel Tropical storm
Emilia Tropical storm
Fabio Category 2
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Gilma Tropical storm
Hector Category 4
Ileana Tropical storm
John Category 2
Kristy Tropical storm
Lane Category 5
Miriam Category 2
Norman Category 4
Olivia Category 4
Paul Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Rosa Category 4
Walaka Category 5
Sergio Category 4
Tara Tropical storm
Vicente Tropical storm
Willa Category 5
Xavier Tropical storm

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