All seasons · Eastern and Central Pacific
2006 Pacific hurricane season
The 2006 Pacific season has 25 storms in the best-track record; 19 reached tropical-storm strength and 11 became hurricanes, 6 of them major. Its accumulated cyclone energy of 208.0 is the eighth-highest of the 77 seasons in the eastern and central Pacific record since 1949. Ioke was the strongest, peaking at 160 mph as a Category 5 hurricane. Landfall records exist for 3 of its storms, in Baja California Sur and Sinaloa. The first record is dated May 27, the last November 20.
Storm by storm
More storms formed in August than in any other month of 2006: 6 of 25. Ioke both lasted longest, 16.8 days as a tropical or subtropical system, and contributed the most energy, 41% of the season's ACE. Strongest landfall of each storm: John reached Baja California Sur as a Category 2 hurricane on September 2; Lane reached Sinaloa as a Category 3 hurricane on September 16; Paul reached Sinaloa as a depression on October 26.
| Storm | Dates | Peak | Strength | Lowest | Landfalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aletta | May 27–30 | 45 mph | Tropical storm | 1002 mb | – |
| Two | Jun 3–5 | 35 mph | Depression | 1005 mb | – |
| Bud | Jul 11–16 | 125 mph | Category 3 | 953 mb | – |
| Carlotta | Jul 12–16 | 85 mph | Category 1 | 981 mb | – |
| Daniel | Jul 16–26 | 150 mph | Category 4 | 933 mb | – |
| Emilia | Jul 21–28 | 65 mph | Tropical storm | 990 mb | – |
| Fabio | Jul 31 – Aug 3 | 50 mph | Tropical storm | 1000 mb | – |
| Gilma | Aug 1–3 | 40 mph | Tropical storm | 1004 mb | – |
| Hector | Aug 15–23 | 110 mph | Category 2 | 966 mb | – |
| Ioke | Aug 20 – Sep 5 | 160 mph | Category 5 | 900 mb | – |
| Ileana | Aug 21–27 | 120 mph | Category 3 | 955 mb | – |
| John | Aug 28 – Sep 4 | 130 mph | Category 4 | 948 mb | Baja California Sur |
| Kristy | Aug 30 – Sep 8 | 80 mph | Category 1 | 985 mb | – |
| Lane | Sep 13–17 | 125 mph | Category 3 | 952 mb | Sinaloa |
| Miriam | Sep 16–18 | 45 mph | Tropical storm | 999 mb | – |
| Two | Sep 19–20 | 35 mph | Depression | 1007 mb | – |
| Three | Sep 26–27 | 35 mph | Depression | 1008 mb | – |
| Norman | Oct 9–15 | 50 mph | Tropical storm | 1000 mb | – |
| Olivia | Oct 9–12 | 45 mph | Tropical storm | 1000 mb | – |
| Four | Oct 13–14 | 35 mph | Depression | 1007 mb | – |
| Paul | Oct 21–26 | 105 mph | Category 2 | 970 mb | Sinaloa |
| Eighteen | Oct 26–27 | 35 mph | Depression | 1007 mb | – |
| Rosa | Nov 8–10 | 40 mph | Tropical storm | 1002 mb | – |
| Twenty | Nov 11–11 | 35 mph | Depression | 1007 mb | – |
| Sergio | Nov 13–20 | 110 mph | Category 2 | 965 mb | – |
Against other Pacific seasons
Accumulated cyclone energy of every season; the red bar is 2006.