The 2015 Pacific hurricane season began on May 15th, 2015 and ended November 30th, 2015.
Seasonal forecasts[]
Source | Date | Named
storms |
Hurricanes | Major
hurricanes | |
NOAA | May 14, 2015 | 17 | 11 | 5 | |
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Actual activity | 21 | 13 | 8 |
Season Summary[]
Storms[]
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Hurricane Andres[]
Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | May 18 – May 24 |
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Peak intensity | 110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min) 963 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Blanca[]
Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | May 31 – June 7 |
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Peak intensity | 115 mph (185 km/h) (1-min) 959 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Carlos[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | June 6 – June 11 |
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Peak intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 988 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Depression Four-E[]
Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
Duration | June 12 – June 14 |
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Peak intensity | 35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1003 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Dolores[]
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | June 20 – June 27 |
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Peak intensity | 80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) 981 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Enrique[]
Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | June 30 – July 15 |
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Peak intensity | 160 mph (260 km/h) (1-min) 924 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Felicia[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | July 4 – July 7 |
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Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 996 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Guillermo[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | July 10 – July 13 |
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Peak intensity | 40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 1000 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Depression Nine-E[]
Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
Duration | July 15 – July 17 |
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Peak intensity | 35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1002 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Hilda[]
Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | July 25 – August 4 |
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Peak intensity | 140 mph (220 km/h) (1-min) 938 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Ignacio[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | July 31 – August 4 |
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Peak intensity | 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 995 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Jimena[]
Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | August 6 – August 28 |
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Peak intensity | 150 mph (240 km/h) (1-min) 930 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Kevin[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | August 10 – August 13 |
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Peak intensity | 45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 998 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Linda[]
Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | August 17 – August 24 |
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Peak intensity | 105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min) 968 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Marty[]
Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | August 20 – August 31 |
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Peak intensity | 125 mph (205 km/h) (1-min) 946 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Ela[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | August 20 – August 24 |
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Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 997 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Nora[]
Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | August 23 – September 4 |
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Peak intensity | 100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min) 969 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Olaf[]
Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | August 30 – September 21 |
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Peak intensity | 190 mph (305 km/h) (1-min) 897 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Halola[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | September 1 – September 4 <sub\> (Crossed into Western Pacific) <sub\> |
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Peak intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 988 mbar (hPa) |
Main article: Typhoon Halola (2015)
Tropical Depression Eighteen-E[]
Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
Duration | September 2 – September 4 |
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Peak intensity | 35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1003 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Patricia[]
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | September 6 – September 11 |
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Peak intensity | 75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min) 987 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Rick[]
Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | September 10 – September 24 |
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Peak intensity | 165 mph (270 km/h) (1-min) 911 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Sandra[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | September 19 – September 23 |
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Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 996 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Terry[]
Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | September 26 – October 7 |
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Peak intensity | 120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min) 949 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Vivian[]
Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | September 30 – October 10 |
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Peak intensity | 135 mph (215 km/h) (1-min) 942 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Waldo[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | October 9 – October 12 |
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Peak intensity | 40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 1000 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Xina[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | October 14 – October 18 |
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Peak intensity | 65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 990 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane York[]
Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | October 19 – October 31 |
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Peak intensity | 105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min) 962 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Zelda[]
Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | October 30 – November 8 |
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Peak intensity | 145 mph (230 km/h) (1-min) 934 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Iune[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | November 1 – November 5 |
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Peak intensity | 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 994 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Alpha[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | November 10 – November 14 |
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Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 996 mbar (hPa) |
Timeline[]
Storm names[]
The following names will be used to name tropical and subtropical cyclones in the 2015 season.
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For storms that form in the Central Pacific Hurricane Center's area of responsibility, encompassing the area between 140°W and the International Date Line, all names are used in a series of four rotating lists. The next four names slated for use are shown below.
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Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) Rating[]
ACE (104 kt2) – Storm: Source | |||||
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1 | 0.00 | Storm | 12 | 0.00 | Storm |
2 | 0.00 | Storm | 13 | 0.00 | Storm |
3 | 0.00 | Storm | 14 | 0.00 | Storm |
4 | 0.00 | Storm | 15 | 0.00 | Storm |
5 | 0.00 | Storm | 16 | 0.00 | Storm |
6 | 0.00 | Storm | 17 | 0.00 | Storm |
7 | 0.00 | Storm | 18 | 0.00 | Storm |
8 | 0.00 | Storm | 19 | 0.00 | Storm |
9 | 0.00 | Storm | 20 | 0.00 | Storm |
10 | 0.00 | Storm | 21 | 0.00 | Storm |
11 | 0.00 | Storm | 22 | 0.00 | Storm |
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ACE is the result of a storm's winds multiplied by how long it lasted for, so storms or subtropical storms (Originally not included up until 2012) that at lasted a long time , as well as particularly strong hurricanes , have higher ACE totals. Tropical Depressions are not included in season total.
Season effects[]
This is a table of the storms and their effects in the 2015 Pacific hurricane season. This table includes the storm's names, duration, peak intensity, Areas affected (bold indicates made landfall in that region at least once), damages, and death totals. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but are still storm-related. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical, a wave or a low. All of the damage figures are in 2015 USD (the listed damage figure is in millions).
Storm name |
Dates active | Storm category at peak intensity |
Max 1-min wind mph (km/h) |
Min. press. (mbar) |
Areas affected | Damage (USD) |
Deaths |
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Andres | May 18 – May 26 | Category 2 hurricane | 110 (175) | 963 | Mexico, Baja California | 65 | 7 |
Blanca | May 31 – June 7 | Category 3 hurricane | 115 (185) | 959 | None | 0 | 0 |
Carlos | June 6 – June 11 | Tropical storm | 70 (110) | 988 | Baja California | 5 | 4 |
Four-E | June 12 – June 14 | Tropical depression | 35 (55) | 1004 | None | 0 | 0 |
Dolores | June 20 – June 27 | Category 1 hurricane | 80 (130) | 981 | None | 0 | 0 |
Enrique | June 30 – July 15 | Category 5 hurricane | 160 (260) | 924 | None | 0 | 0 |
Felicia | July 4 – July 7 | Tropical storm | 50 (85) | 996 | Baja California | 10 | 5 |
Guillermo | July 10 – July 13 | Tropical storm | 40 (65) | 1000 | None | 0 | 0 |
Nine-E | July 15 – July 17 | Tropical depression | 35 (55) | 1002 | None | 0 | 0 |
Hilda | July 25 – August 4 | Category 4 hurricane | 140 (220) | 938 | US West Coast (California) | 5 | 3 |
Ignacio | July 31 – August 4 | Tropical storm | 60 (95) | 995 | None | 0 | 0 |
Jimena | August 6 – August 28 | Category 4 hurricane | 150 (240) | 930 | None | 0 | 0 |
Kevin | August 10 – August 13 | Tropical storm | 45 (75) | 998 | None | 0 | 0 |
Linda | August 17 – August 24 | Category 2 hurricane | 105 (165) | 968 | None | 0 | 0 |
Marty | August 20 – August 31 | Category 3 hurricane | 125 (205) | 946 | None | 0 | 0 |
Ela | August 20 – August 24 | Tropical storm | 50 (85) | 997 | None | 0 | 0 |
Nora | August 23 – September 4 | Category 2 hurricane | 100 (155) | 969 | None | 0 | 0 |
Olaf | August 30 – September 21 | Category 5 hurricane | 190 (305) | 897 | None | 0 | 0 |
Halola | September 1 – September 4 | Tropical storm | 70 (110) | 988 | None | 0 | 0 |
Eighteen-E | September 2 – September 4 | Tropical depression | 35 (55) | 1003 | None | 0 | 0 |
Patricia | September 6 – September 11 | Category 1 hurricane | 75 (120) | 987 | Baja California | 5 | 3 |
Rick | September 10 – September 24 | Category 5 hurricane | 165 (270) | 911 | None | 0 | 0 |
Sandra | September 19 – September 23 | Tropical storm | 50 (85) | 996 | Baja California | 10 | 5 |
Terry | September 26 – October 7 | Category 3 hurricane | 120 (195) | 949 | None | 0 | 0 |