Hurricane History Map

2021 Eastern and central Pacific season

20 storms formed in the Eastern and central Pacific basin in 2021, from 8 May 2021 to 10 November 2021.

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Years2021
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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 2021 season in numbers

The record holds 20 storms for the 2021 Eastern and central Pacific season, of which 20 had names.20 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 8 reached hurricane strength (category 1 or more) and 2 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 20storms
  • 20tropical storm strength or more
  • 8hurricane strength or more
  • 2major (category 3 to 5)
  • 97accumulated 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 2021

  • Felicia (2021)14 July 2021 to 22 July 2021, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 945 hPa
  • Linda (2021)9 August 2021 to 24 August 2021, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 953 hPa
  • Rick (2021)22 October 2021 to 25 October 2021, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 977 hPa
  • Olaf (2021)6 September 2021 to 12 September 2021, peak Category 2 (85 kt), 977 hPa
  • Enrique (2021)25 June 2021 to 30 June 2021, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 972 hPa

All 20 storms of 2021

StormPeak
Andres Tropical storm
Blanca Tropical storm
Carlos Tropical storm
Dolores Tropical storm
Enrique Category 1
Felicia Category 4
Guillermo Tropical storm
Jimena Tropical storm
Hilda Category 1
Ignacio Tropical storm
Kevin Tropical storm
Omais Tropical storm
Linda Category 4
Marty Tropical storm
Nora Category 1
Olaf Category 2
Pamela Category 1
Rick Category 2
Terry Tropical storm
Sandra Tropical storm

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