Hurricane History Map

1987 Eastern and central Pacific season

21 storms formed in the Eastern and central Pacific basin in 1987, from 7 June 1987 to 31 October 1987.

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Years1987
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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 1987 season in numbers

The record holds 21 storms for the 1987 Eastern and central Pacific season, of which 21 had names.21 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 11 reached hurricane strength (category 1 or more) and 6 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 21storms
  • 21tropical storm strength or more
  • 11hurricane strength or more
  • 6major (category 3 to 5)
  • 178accumulated 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 1987

  • Max (1987)9 September 1987 to 16 September 1987, peak Category 4 (135 kt)
  • Wynne (1987)18 July 1987 to 4 August 1987, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 920 hPa
  • Ramon (1987)5 October 1987 to 12 October 1987, peak Category 4 (120 kt)
  • Hilary (1987)31 July 1987 to 9 August 1987, peak Category 3 (105 kt)
  • Otis (1987)20 September 1987 to 26 September 1987, peak Category 3 (100 kt)

All 21 storms of 1987

StormPeak
Adrian Tropical storm
Beatriz Tropical storm
Calvin Tropical storm
Dora Tropical storm
Wynne Category 4
Eugene Category 2
Fernanda Tropical storm
Greg Category 1
Hilary Category 3
Irwin Tropical storm
Jova Category 2
Oka Tropical storm
Knut Tropical storm
Lidia Category 1
Max Category 4
Norma Category 1
Otis Category 3
Peke Category 3
Pilar Tropical storm
Ramon Category 4
Selma Tropical storm

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