Hurricane History Map

1990 Eastern and central Pacific season

27 storms formed in the Eastern and central Pacific basin in 1990, from 12 May 1990 to 5 December 1990.

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Years1990
Ocean basin

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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 1990 season in numbers

The record holds 27 storms for the 1990 Eastern and central Pacific season, of which 22 had names.22 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 17 reached hurricane strength (category 1 or more) and 7 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 27storms
  • 22tropical storm strength or more
  • 17hurricane strength or more
  • 7major (category 3 to 5)
  • 294accumulated 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 1990

  • Owen (1990)14 November 1990 to 5 December 1990, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 925 hPa
  • Hernan (1990)19 July 1990 to 31 July 1990, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 928 hPa
  • Trudy (1990)16 October 1990 to 1 November 1990, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 924 hPa
  • Odile (1990)23 September 1990 to 2 October 1990, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 935 hPa
  • Marie (1990)7 September 1990 to 21 September 1990, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 944 hPa

All 27 storms of 1990

StormPeak
Alma Category 1
Boris Category 1
Cristina Tropical storm
Douglas Tropical storm
Elida Category 1
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Fausto Category 1
Genevieve Category 2
Hernan Category 4
Iselle Category 3
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Aka Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Julio Category 3
Kenna Category 1
Lowell Category 1
Marie Category 4
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Norbert Category 1
Odile Category 4
Rachel Tropical storm
Polo Category 1
Simon Tropical storm
Trudy Category 4
Vance Category 2
Owen Category 5

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