Hurricane History Map

2003 Eastern and central Pacific season

18 storms formed in the Eastern and central Pacific basin in 2003, from 11 January 2003 to 26 October 2003.

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Years2003
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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 2003 season in numbers

The record holds 18 storms for the 2003 Eastern and central Pacific season, of which 17 had names.17 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 7 reached hurricane strength (category 1 or more) and 0 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 18storms
  • 17tropical storm strength or more
  • 7hurricane strength or more
  • 0major (category 3 to 5)
  • 59accumulated 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 2003

  • Ignacio (2003)22 August 2003 to 27 August 2003, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 970 hPa
  • Jimena (2003)28 August 2003 to 5 September 2003, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 970 hPa
  • Nora (2003)1 October 2003 to 9 October 2003, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 969 hPa
  • Marty (2003)18 September 2003 to 26 September 2003, peak Category 2 (85 kt), 970 hPa
  • Patricia (2003)20 October 2003 to 26 October 2003, peak Category 1 (70 kt), 984 hPa

All 18 storms of 2003

StormPeak
Yanyan Tropical storm
Andres Tropical storm
Blanca Tropical storm
Carlos Tropical storm
Dolores Tropical storm
Enrique Tropical storm
Felicia Tropical storm
Guillermo Tropical storm
Hilda Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Ignacio Category 2
Jimena Category 2
Kevin Tropical storm
Linda Category 1
Marty Category 2
Nora Category 2
Olaf Category 1
Patricia Category 1

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