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Wxtrackercody/2015 Pacific hurricane season
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formedMay 28, 2015
Last system dissipatedJanuary 1, 2016 (record latest)
Strongest storm
NamePatricia (Most intense hurricane in the Western Hemisphere)
 • Maximum winds215 mph (345 km/h)
 • Lowest pressure872 mbar (hPa; 25.75 inHg)
Seasonal statistics
Total depressions31 (record high)
Total storms26
Hurricanes16 (record high, tied with 1990, 1992, and 2014)
Major hurricanes
(Cat. 3+)
11 (record high)
Total fatalities39 direct, 5 indirect
Total damage$562.7 million (2015 USD)
Related article
Pacific hurricane seasons
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

Seasonal forecasts

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Record Named
storms
Hurricanes Major
hurricanes
Ref
Average (1981-2010): 15.4 7.6 3.2 [1]
Record high activity: 1992: 27 2015: 16 2015: 11 [2]
Record low activity: 2010: 8 2010: 3 2003: 0 [2]
Date Source Named
storms
Hurricanes Major
hurricanes
Ref
April 10, 2015 SMN 19 11 4 [3]
May 27, 2015 CPC 15-22 7-12 5-8 [4]
Area Named
storms
Hurricanes Major
hurricanes
Ref
Actual activity: EPAC 18 13 10
Actual activity: CPAC 8 3 1
Actual activity: 26 16 11

Seasonal summary

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Hurricane Sandra (2015)Hurricane PatriciaHurricane Marty (2015)Hurricane Linda (2015)Typhoon HalolaHurricane Carlos (2015)Hurricane Blanca (2015)Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale

Storms

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Hurricane Andres

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Hurricane Blanca

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Hurricane Carlos

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Tropical Storm Ela

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Tropical Storm Halola

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Tropical Storm Iune

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Hurricane Dolores

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Tropical Storm Enrique

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Tropical Storm Felicia

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Tropical Depression Eight-E

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Hurricane Guillermo

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Hurricane Hilda

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Tropical Depression Eleven-E

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Hurricane Kilo

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Hurricane Loke

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Hurricane Ignacio

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Hurricane Jimena

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Tropical Storm Kevin

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Hurricane Linda

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Tropical Storm Malia

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Tropical Depression Sixteen-E

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Tropical Storm Niala

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Hurricane Marty

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Hurricane Oho

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Tropical Depression Eight-C

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Tropical Storm Nora

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Hurricane Olaf

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Hurricane Patricia

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Tropical Storm Rick

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Hurricane Sandra

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Tropical Depression Nine-C

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Storm names

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The following names were used to name storms that formed in the northeastern Pacific Ocean during 2015. The names not retired from this list will be used again in the 2021 season.[5] This is the same list used in the 2009 season.

  • Andres
  • Blanca
  • Carlos
  • Dolores
  • Enrique
  • Felicia
  • Guillermo
  • Hilda
  • Rick
  • Sandra
  • Terry (unused)
  • Vivian (unused)
  • Waldo (unused)
  • Xina (unused)
  • York (unused)
  • Zelda (unused)

For storms that form in the Central Pacific Hurricane Center's area of responsibility, encompassing the area between 140°W and the International Date Line, all names are used in a series of four rotating lists.[6]

  • Loke
  • Malia
  • Niala
  • Oho

Retirement

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On April 25, 2016, at the 38th session of the RA IV hurricane committee, the World Meteorological Organization officially retired the name Patricia due to its extreme intensity. Patricia will be replaced with Pamela for the 2021 Pacific hurricane season.[7]

Season effects

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This is a table of all the storms that have formed in the 2015 Pacific hurricane season. It includes their duration, names, landfall(s), denoted in parentheses, damages, and death totals. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but were still related to that storm. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical, a wave, or a low, and all the damage figures are in 2015 USD.

Saffir–Simpson scale
TD TS C1 C2 C3 C4 C5
2015 Pacific hurricane season statistics
Storm
name
Dates active Storm category
at peak intensity
Max 1-min
wind
mph (km/h)
Min.
press.
(mbar)
Areas affected Damage
(USD)
Deaths Ref(s)
Andres May 28 – June 4 Category 4 hurricane 145 (230) 937 Southwestern United States None None
Blanca May 31 – June 9 Category 4 hurricane 145 (230) 936 Western Mexico, Revillagigedo Islands, Baja California Peninsula, Southwestern United States 0.133 4
Carlos June 10 – 17 Category 1 hurricane 90 (150) 978 Southwestern Mexico, Western Mexico 1.1 None
Ela July 8 – 10 Tropical storm 45 (75) 1002 None None None
Halola July 10 – 12 Tropical storm 60 (95) 999 None None None
Iune July 10 – 13 Tropical storm 40 (65) 1003 None None None
Dolores July 11 – 19 Category 4 hurricane 130 (215) 946 Southwestern Mexico, Western Mexico, Baja California Peninsula, Southwestern United States 50 None
Enrique July 12 – 18 Tropical storm 50 (85) 1000 None None None
Felicia July 23 – 25 Tropical storm 40 (65) 1004 None None None
Eight-E July 27 – 29 Tropical depression 35 (55) 1006 None None None
Guillermo July 29 – August 7 Category 2 hurricane 110 (175) 967 Hawaii, Northern California None None
Hilda August 6 – 14 Category 4 hurricane 145 (230) 937 Hawaii None None
Eleven-E August 16 – 18 Tropical depression 35 (55) 1003 None None None
Kilo August 20 – September 1 Category 4 hurricane 140 (220) 940 Hawaii, Johnston Atoll None None
Loke August 21 – 26 Category 1 hurricane 75 (120) 985 Hawaii None None
Ignacio August 25 – September 5 Category 4 hurricane 145 (230) 942 Hawaii, Western Canada None None
Jimena August 26 – September 10  Category 4 hurricane 155 (250) 932 Hawaii None None
Kevin August 31 – September 5 Tropical storm 60 (95) 998 Baja California Peninsula, Southwestern United States None None
Linda September 6 – 10 Category 3 hurricane 125 (205) 950 Sinaloa, Oaxaca, Zacatecas, Revillagigedo Islands, Southwestern United States 3.73 22
Malia September 19 – 22 Tropical storm 40 (65) 1001 Hawaii None None
Sixteen-E September 20 – 21 Tropical depression 35 (55) 1001 Baja California Peninsula, Northwestern Mexico, Southwestern United States 17.7 1
Niala September 25 – 29 Tropical storm 65 (100) 992 Hawaii None None
Marty September 26 – 30 Category 1 hurricane 80 (130) 987 Southwestern Mexico, Western Mexico 30 None
Oho October 3 – 8 Category 2 hurricane 110 (175) 957 None None None
Eight-C October 3 – 4 Tropical depression 35 (55) 1001 None None None
Nora October 9 – 15 Tropical storm 70 (110) 993 None None None
Olaf October 15 – 27 Category 4 hurricane 150 (240) 938 None None None
Patricia October 20 – 24 Category 5 hurricane 215 (345) 872 Central America, Mexico, Texas 460 8 (5)
Rick November 18 – 22 Tropical storm 40 (65) 1002 None None None
Sandra November 23 – 28 Category 4 hurricane 150 (240) 934 Central America, Baja California Peninsula, Northwestern Mexico Minor 4
Nine-C December 31, 2015 – January 1, 2016 Tropical depression 35 (55) 1001 None None None
Season aggregates
31 systems May 28, 2015 – January 1, 2016   215 (345) 872 562.663 39 (5)  

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Background Information: East Pacific Hurricane Season". Climate Prediction Center. College Park, Maryland: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. May 22, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
  2. ^ a b National Hurricane Center; Hurricane Research Division; Central Pacific Hurricane Center (April 26, 2024). "The Northeast and North Central Pacific hurricane database 1949–2023". United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service. Archived from the original on May 29, 2024. A guide on how to read the database is available here. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ Presentan Primera Versión Del Pronóstico Para La Temporada De Ciclones Tropicales 2015 (Report) (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. April 10, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 28, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
  4. ^ NOAA 2015 Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season Outlook (Report). Climate Prediction Center. May 27, 2015. Archived from the original on May 28, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
  5. ^ "Tropical Cyclone Names". National Hurricane Center. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2013-04-11. Archived from the original on May 8, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  6. ^ "Pacific Tropical Cyclone Names". Central Pacific Hurricane Center. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. April 11, 2013. Archived from the original (PHP) on May 8, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  7. ^ "World Meteorological Organization retires storm names Erika, Joaquin and Patricia" (Press release). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. April 25, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
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