User:Jarda2020/2021 Pacific hurricane season
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The 2021 Pacific hurricane season is an ongoing event of the annual tropical cyclone season in the northern hemisphere. The season officially began on May 15 in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, and will begin on June 1 in the Central Pacific; both will end on November 30. These dates historically describe the period each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Pacific Ocean basin and are adopted by convention. However, the formation of tropical cyclones is possible at any time of the year.
2021 Pacific hurricane season | |
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Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | May 21, 2021 |
Last system dissipated | Season ongoing |
Strongest storm | |
Name | Guillermo |
• Maximum winds | 145 mph (230 km/h) (1-minute sustained) |
• Lowest pressure | 930 mbar (hPa; 27.46 inHg) |
Seasonal statistics | |
Total depressions | 7 |
Total storms | 7 |
Hurricanes | 4 |
Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) | 3 |
Total fatalities | 4 |
Total damage | > $1.04 million (2021 USD) |
Related articles | |
Pacific hurricane seasons 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
There has been above average activity in the eastern Pacific so far this season, with five named storms, three hurricanes, and two major hurricanes forming. The first named storm of the season, Hurricane Andres, formed on May 21, and was one of only few major hurricanes that formed in the month of May in the Eastern Pacific basin. Later on Hurricane Blanca formed on May 27, and rapidly intensified to a mid-Category 4 hurricane, while it stayed well-out to sea. Two weeks later Hurricane Carlos formed and countinued the hurricane streak. That streak was broken by Tropical Storm Dolores, that was forecasted to become a hurricane, but due to high wind shear, it only intensified into a mid-tropical storm.