Hurricane History Map

2015 Eastern and central Pacific season

30 storms formed in the Eastern and central Pacific basin in 2015, from 28 May 2015 to 29 November 2015.

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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 2015 season in numbers

The record holds 30 storms for the 2015 Eastern and central Pacific season, of which 26 had names.26 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 17 reached hurricane strength (category 1 or more) and 11 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 30storms
  • 26tropical storm strength or more
  • 17hurricane strength or more
  • 11major (category 3 to 5)
  • 330accumulated 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 2015

  • Patricia (2015)20 October 2015 to 24 October 2015, peak Category 5 (185 kt), 872 hPa
  • Jimena (2015)25 August 2015 to 10 September 2015, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 932 hPa
  • Olaf (2015)15 October 2015 to 28 October 2015, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 938 hPa
  • Sandra (2015)23 November 2015 to 29 November 2015, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 934 hPa
  • Andres (2015)28 May 2015 to 7 June 2015, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 937 hPa

All 30 storms of 2015

StormPeak
Andres Category 4
Blanca Category 4
Carlos Category 1
Halola Category 2
Ela Tropical storm
Iune Tropical storm
Dolores Category 4
Enrique Tropical storm
Felicia Tropical storm
Guillermo Category 2
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Hilda Category 4
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Kilo Category 4
Loke Category 1
Ignacio Category 4
Jimena Category 4
Kevin Tropical storm
Linda Category 3
Malia Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Niala Tropical storm
Marty Category 1
Oho Category 2
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Nora Tropical storm
Olaf Category 4
Patricia Category 5
Rick Tropical storm
Sandra Category 4

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