2021 Pacific hurricane season (DustLP)

2021 Pacific hurricane season (DustLP)
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formed	May 23, 2021
Last system dissipated	December 31, 2021
Strongest storm
Name	Rick
• Maximum winds	160 mph (260 km/h)
• Lowest pressure	918 mbar (hPa; 27.11 inHg)
Seasonal statistics
Total depressions	31(record high, tied with 2015)
Total storms	28 (record high)
Hurricanes	17(record high)
Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+)	11(record high, tied with 2015)
Total fatalities	103
Total damage	$234 million (2021 USD)

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

Systems

Hurricane Andres

Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS)
Duration	May 23 – May 28
Peak intensity	150 mph (240 km/h) (1-min)  938 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Blanca

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)
Duration	June 3 – June 6
Peak intensity	75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min)  997 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Carlos

Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS)
Duration	June 30 – July 6
Peak intensity	100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min)  980 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Dolores

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	July 1 – July 6
Peak intensity	65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min)  999 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Olana

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	July 3 – July 8
Peak intensity	50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min)  1000 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Enrique

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)
Duration	July 12 – July 17
Peak intensity	75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min)  992 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Felicia

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	July 20 – July 25
Peak intensity	60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min)  995 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Guillermo

Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS)
Duration	July 22 – July 29
Peak intensity	120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min)  954 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Hilda

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)
Duration	July 22 – July 26
Peak intensity	75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min)  989 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Ignacio

Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS)
Duration	July 29 – August 6
Peak intensity	145 mph (230 km/h) (1-min)  940 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Depression Ten-E

Tropical depression (SSHWS)
Duration	August 9 – August 10
Peak intensity	35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min)  1004 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Pena

Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS)
Duration	August 12 – August 17
Peak intensity	105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min)  978 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Jimena

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	August 15 – August 20
Peak intensity	60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min)  991 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Kevin

Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS)
Duration	August 24 – September 3
Peak intensity	160 mph (260 km/h) (1-min)  921 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Linda

Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS)
Duration	August 27 – August 31
Peak intensity	110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min)  963 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Marty

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	September 10 – September 15
Peak intensity	70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min)  993 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Nora

Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS)
Duration	September 13 – September 20
Peak intensity	115 mph (185 km/h) (1-min)  960 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Ulana

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	September 22 – September 26
Peak intensity	50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min)  995 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Olaf

Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS)
Duration	September 28 – October 7
Peak intensity	155 mph (250 km/h) (1-min)  940 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Pamela

Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS)
Duration	October 13 – October 18
Peak intensity	140 mph (220 km/h) (1-min)  947 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Rick

Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS)
Duration	October 24 – October 30
Peak intensity	160 mph (260 km/h) (1-min)  918 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Sandra

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	November 5 – November 10
Peak intensity	70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min)  990 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Terry

Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS)
Duration	November 6 – November 14
Peak intensity	140 mph (220 km/h) (1-min)  948 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Wale

Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS)
Duration	November 10 – November 17
Peak intensity	150 mph (240 km/h) (1-min)  932 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Vivian

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	November 15 – November 16
Peak intensity	45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min)  1004 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Waldo

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	November 16 – November 17
Peak intensity	45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min)  1000 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Xina

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	November 20 – November 25
Peak intensity	60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min)  996 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane York

Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS)
Duration	November 23 – November 26
Peak intensity	115 mph (185 km/h) (1-min)  953 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Zelda

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	November 28 – December 1
Peak intensity	50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min)  997 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Depression Five-C

Tropical depression (SSHWS)
Duration	November 28 – November 29
Peak intensity	35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min)  1000 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Depression Twenty-Six-E

Tropical depression (SSHWS)
Duration	December 31 – December 31
Peak intensity	35 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.