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The 2021 Pacific hurricane season was the most active Pacific hurricane season on record, surpassing the 1992 season. The season officially started on May 15 in the east Pacific Ocean and on June 1 in the central Pacific; they both ended on November 30. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Northeast Pacific basin. However, the formation of tropical cyclones is possible at any time of the year. This was shown when Tropical Depression Twenty-Six-E formed on December 31.

Seasonal forecasts[]

Record Named
storms
Hurricanes Major
hurricanes
Average (1981-2010): 15.4 7.6 3.2
Record high activity: 1992: 27 2015: 16 2015: 11
Record low activity: 2010: 8 2010: 3 2003: 0
Date Source Named
storms
Hurricanes Major
hurricanes
May 3, 2021 NOAA 13–19 8–13 3–7
May 14, 2021 SMN 18 10 7
Area Named
storms
Hurricanes Major
hurricanes
Actual activity: EPAC 24 15 10
Actual activity: CPAC 4 2 1
Actual activity: 28 17 11

Seasonal summary[]

Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale

Systems[]

Hurricane Andres[]

Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS)
DurationMay 23 – May 28
Peak intensity150 mph (240 km/h) (1-min) 938 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Blanca[]

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)
DurationJune 3 – June 6
Peak intensity75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min) 997 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Carlos[]

Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS)
DurationJune 30 – July 6
Peak intensity100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min) 980 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Dolores[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
DurationJuly 1 – July 6
Peak intensity65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 999 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Olana[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
DurationJuly 3 – July 8
Peak intensity50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 1000 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Enrique[]

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)
DurationJuly 12 – July 17
Peak intensity75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min) 992 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Felicia[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
DurationJuly 20 – July 25
Peak intensity60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 995 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Guillermo[]

Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS)
DurationJuly 22 – July 29
Peak intensity120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min) 954 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Hilda[]

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)
DurationJuly 22 – July 26
Peak intensity75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min) 989 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Ignacio[]

Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS)
DurationJuly 29 – August 6
Peak intensity145 mph (230 km/h) (1-min) 940 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Depression Ten-E[]

Tropical depression (SSHWS)
DurationAugust 9 – August 10
Peak intensity35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1004 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Pena[]

Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS)
DurationAugust 12 – August 17
Peak intensity105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min) 978 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Jimena[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
DurationAugust 15 – August 20
Peak intensity60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 991 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Kevin[]

Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS)
DurationAugust 24 – September 3
Peak intensity160 mph (260 km/h) (1-min) 921 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Linda[]

Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS)
DurationAugust 27 – August 31
Peak intensity110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min) 963 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Marty[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
DurationSeptember 10 – September 15
Peak intensity70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 993 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Nora[]

Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS)
DurationSeptember 13 – September 20
Peak intensity115 mph (185 km/h) (1-min) 960 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Ulana[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
DurationSeptember 22 – September 26
Peak intensity50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 995 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Olaf[]

Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS)
DurationSeptember 28 – October 7
Peak intensity155 mph (250 km/h) (1-min) 940 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Pamela[]

Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS)
DurationOctober 13 – October 18
Peak intensity140 mph (220 km/h) (1-min) 947 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Rick[]

Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS)
DurationOctober 24 – October 30
Peak intensity160 mph (260 km/h) (1-min) 918 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Sandra[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
DurationNovember 5 – November 10
Peak intensity70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 990 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Terry[]

Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS)
DurationNovember 6 – November 14
Peak intensity140 mph (220 km/h) (1-min) 948 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Wale[]

Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS)
DurationNovember 10 – November 17
Peak intensity150 mph (240 km/h) (1-min) 932 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Vivian[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
DurationNovember 15 – November 16
Peak intensity45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 1004 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Waldo[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
DurationNovember 16 – November 17
Peak intensity45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 1000 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Xina[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
DurationNovember 20 – November 25
Peak intensity60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 996 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane York[]

Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS)
DurationNovember 23 – November 26
Peak intensity115 mph (185 km/h) (1-min) 953 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Zelda[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
DurationNovember 28 – December 1
Peak intensity50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 997 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Depression Five-C[]

Tropical depression (SSHWS)
DurationNovember 28 – November 29
Peak intensity35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1000 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Depression Twenty-Six-E[]

Tropical depression (SSHWS)
DurationDecember 31 – December 31
Peak intensity35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1006 mbar (hPa)

Storm names[]

The following names were used to name storms that formed in the northeastern Pacific Ocean during 2021. The names not retired from this list will be used again in the 2027 season. This is the same list used in the 2015 season. Storms were named York and Zelda for the first time.

All names on the list were used this year. This is the third time that a Northeastern Pacific hurricane season had exhausted its list after 1992 and 1985.

  • Andres
  • Blanca
  • Carlos
  • Dolores
  • Enrique
  • Felicia
  • Guillermo
  • Hilda
  • Ignacio
  • Jimena
  • Kevin
  • Linda
  • Marty
  • Nora
  • Olaf
  • Pamela
  • Rick
  • Sandra
  • Terry
  • Vivian
  • Waldo
  • Xina
  • York
  • Zelda

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. The next four names that were slated for use are shown below. All of these names were used throughout the course of the season.

  • Olana
  • Pena
  • Ulana
  • Wale

Retirement[]

On April 16, 2022, the World Meteorological Organization officially retired the name Rick due to the amount of damage it caused, and it will not be used again for another Pacific hurricane. Rick will be replaced with Ryan for the 2027 Pacific hurricane season.