The 2018 Pacific hurricane season was hyperactive, the most active since 2015, reaching Y. The first storm, Walaka was the earliest-forming storm of the whole 21st century. Fatalities are still unknown. With an early start in both basins, with Walaka in January and Aletta in April and May. 3 category 5 hurricanes formed, the most since 2002.
Timeline[]
Storms[]
Hurricane Walaka[]
Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | January 7 – January 13 |
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Peak intensity | 115 mph (185 km/h) (1-min) |
On January 6, a tropical wave spawned around 75 miles away from Hawaii, and on the same day was classified 90C, and by January 7, it was classified 1C. On January 8, it was named Walaka. On the same day, it became a hurricane with winds of 100MPH. By January 9, it became a major hurricane. Gradual weakening started, and by January 10, it had became a depression. It had lasted a few more days as a system, but by January 13, it had dissipated. It was the earliest-forming storm in the CPAC, beating the record.
Tropical Storm Aletta[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | April 30 – May 3 |
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Peak intensity | 45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) |
On April 29, a tropical wave had formed near the coast, and by April 30, it had became a tropical depression, One-E to be exact. By May 1, it had made landfall and weakening started to happen gradually. By May 2, it had became a remnant low and by May 3, it had dissipated.
It's remnants re-organised into Alberto.
Hurricane Bud[]
Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | June 20 – June 29 |
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Peak intensity | 150 mph (240 km/h) (1-min) |
On June 17, a small tropical wave had generated, expected to become a storm and by June 18, it had been classified as 91E. By June 20, it was classified as 2E. It was named Bud on the same day. It wasnt expected to intensify, but on June 21, it was rapidly intensified to a C4, not expected at all. By June 23, it had weakened and by June 25, it weakened to a depression. On June 27, it had became a remnant low and by June 29. it had dissipated.
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | July 1 – July 5 |
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Peak intensity | 80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) |
Hurricane Carlotta[]
On June 29, while Bud's remnants were meandering around Baja California, a tropical wave with a nearby kelvin wave formed. The tropical wave had intensified into a tropical disturbance, classified ad 93-E and by July 1, it was classified into 3-E and on July 2, it was named Carlotta. On July 3, it had already peaked and was weakening rapidly. By July 5, it was a depression and dissipated later that afternoon.
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | July 5 – July 8 |
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Peak intensity | 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) |
Tropical Storm Daniel[]
On July 4, a small tropical wave had formed near the coast of Mexico and on July 5, it was classified 4-E. On the same day, it was named Daniel. On July 6, it was nearing the Mexican coast and on July 7, it had made landfall in Mexico. On July 8, it had dissipated.