Timeline of the 2015 Pacific hurricane season

Map plotting the track and intensity of all Central and Eastern Pacific tropical cyclones during 2015 according to the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale
Track map of all East and Central Pacific tropical cyclones in 2015

The 2015 Pacific hurricane season was the second-most active year on record, and featured the strongest tropical cyclone ever observed in the Western Hemisphere: Hurricane Patricia.[1] The season officially started on May 15 in the eastern Pacific—east of 140°W—and on June 1 in the central Pacific—between the International Date Line and 140°W—and lasted until November 30. These dates typically cover the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the eastern Pacific basin.[2] The season's first storm, Hurricane Andres, developed on May 28; the season's final storm, Hurricane Sandra, degenerated on November 28.

Throughout the season, 31 tropical depressions developed, 26 of which became tropical storms, a record-tying 16 of them reached hurricane strength, and a record-breaking 11 achieved major hurricane intensity.[nb 1] Of the 11 major hurricanes, a record 9 formed within the Eastern Pacific proper. Activity in the Central Pacific shattered records, with 15 tropical cyclones forming in or entering the basin; the previous highest was 11 during the 1992 and 1994 seasons.[1] On October 23, Hurricane Patricia became the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere, with a minimum atmospheric pressure of 872 millibars and maximum sustained winds of 215 mph (345 km/h).

Four time zones are utilized in the basin: Central for storms east of 106°W, Mountain between 114.9°W and 106°W, Pacific between 140°W and 115°W,[4] and Hawaii–Aleutian for storms between the International Date Line and 140°W. However, for convenience, all information is listed by Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) first with the respective local time included in parentheses. This timeline includes information that was not operationally released, meaning that data from post-storm reviews by the National Hurricane Center is included. This timeline documents tropical cyclone formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, and dissipations during the season.

Timeline of events

Hurricane Patricia Hurricane Linda (2015) Typhoon Halola Hurricane Carlos (2015) Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale

May

May 15
Andres as a Category 3 hurricane at 21:30 UTC on May 31
May 28
May 29
May 30
May 31

June

June 1
June 2
Hurricane Blanca as a Category 4 at 14:45 UTC on June 3
June 3
June 4
June 5
June 6
The remnants of Andres (left) and Hurricane Blanca (right) at 20:55 UTC on June 6.
June 7
June 8
June 9
June 10
Map plotting the track and intensity of Hurricane Carlos according to the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale
June 11
June 13
June 15
June 16
June 17

July

July 8
Tracks of Tropical Storms Halola (left), Iune (center), and Ela (right) across the Central Pacific basin during July; the Hawaiian islands are shown in the middle of the map.
July 9
July 10
July 11
July 12
Tropical Storm Enrique at 21:55 UTC on July 14, near its peak strength
July 13
July 14
July 15
Hurricane Dolores weakening to the southwest of Baja California, pictured at 18:35 UTC on July 16
July 16
July 17
July 18
July 23
July 24
July 27
Hurricane Guillermo at 19:30 UTC on July 31, around the time of its peak strength
July 29
July 30
July 31

August

August 2
August 3
August 6
Hilda as a Category 4 hurricane at 20:25 UTC on August 8
August 7
August 8
August 9
August 10
August 12
August 13
August 14
Hurricane Loke (top) and Tropical Depression Kilo (bottom) at 01:10 UTC on August 25
August 15
August 18
August 20
August 21
August 22
August 23
August 25
August 26
August 29
Hurricanes Kilo (left), Ignacio (center), and Jimena (right) at major hurricane strength on August 30. This was the first time that three such systems existed simultaneously over the Pacific Ocean east of International Dateline since reliable records began.[1]
August 30
August 31

September

September 1
September 3
September 5
September 6
Hurricane Linda at Category 3 strength at 21:10 UTC on September 8
September 7
September 8
September 9
September 10
September 18
September 21
September 22
September 25
September 26
September 28
September 29

October

October 3
October 4
Hurricane Oho at 23:10 UTC on October 6. The trough that steered the system northeast, away from Hawaii, can be seen north of the hurricane.
October 6
October 7
October 8
October 9
October 10
October 11
October 12
October 14
October 15
October 20
October 21
Hurricane Patricia approaching Mexico as a Category 5 hurricane at 17:30 UTC on October 23. Just minutes after this picture was taken, Hurricane Hunters observed the Western Hemisphere then-record-low pressure of 879 mbar (hPa; 25.96 inHg), but post-storm analysis concluded that the peak intensity had occurred several hours earlier.
October 22
October 23
October 24

November

November 18
November 19
November 22
Map plotting the track and intensity of Hurricane Sandra according to the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale
November 23
November 25
November 28
November 30

December

December 31

January 2016

January 1, 2016

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A major hurricane is a storm that ranks as Category 3 or higher on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale.[3]
  2. ↑ The figures for maximum sustained winds and position estimates are rounded to the nearest five units (knots, miles, or kilometers), following the convention used in the National Hurricane Center's operational products for each storm. All other units are rounded to the nearest digit.

References

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