All seasons · Eastern and Central Pacific
2016 Pacific hurricane season
The 2016 Pacific season has 23 storms in the best-track record; 22 reached tropical-storm strength and 14 became hurricanes, 7 of them major. Its accumulated cyclone energy of 191.9 is the 14th-highest of the 77 seasons in the eastern and central Pacific record since 1949. For hurricanes it is tied for the fifth-busiest season. Seymour was the strongest, peaking at 150 mph as a Category 4 hurricane. Landfall records exist for 3 of its storms, in Baja California Sur, Nicaragua and Sonora. The first record is dated January 7, the last November 26.
Storm by storm
More storms formed in July than in any other month of 2016: 8 of 23. Lester both lasted longest, 14.2 days as a tropical or subtropical system, and contributed the most energy, 18% of the season's ACE. Strongest landfall of each storm: Javier reached Baja California Sur as a tropical storm on August 9; Newton reached Baja California Sur as a Category 1 hurricane on September 6; Otto reached Nicaragua as a Category 3 hurricane on November 24.
| Storm | Dates | Peak | Strength | Lowest | Landfalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pali | Jan 7–14 | 100 mph | Category 2 | 978 mb | – |
| One | Jun 6–7 | 35 mph | Depression | 1006 mb | – |
| Agatha | Jul 2–5 | 50 mph | Tropical storm | 1002 mb | – |
| Blas | Jul 2–10 | 140 mph | Category 4 | 947 mb | – |
| Celia | Jul 6–15 | 100 mph | Category 2 | 972 mb | – |
| Darby | Jul 11–25 | 120 mph | Category 3 | 958 mb | – |
| Estelle | Jul 15–21 | 70 mph | Tropical storm | 990 mb | – |
| Frank | Jul 21–28 | 85 mph | Category 1 | 979 mb | – |
| Georgette | Jul 21–27 | 130 mph | Category 4 | 952 mb | – |
| Howard | Jul 31 – Aug 3 | 60 mph | Tropical storm | 998 mb | – |
| Ivette | Aug 3–8 | 60 mph | Tropical storm | 1000 mb | – |
| Javier | Aug 7–9 | 65 mph | Tropical storm | 997 mb | Baja California Sur |
| Kay | Aug 18–23 | 50 mph | Tropical storm | 1000 mb | – |
| Lester | Aug 24 – Sep 7 | 145 mph | Category 4 | 944 mb | – |
| Madeline | Aug 26 – Sep 2 | 130 mph | Category 4 | 950 mb | – |
| Newton | Sep 4–7 | 90 mph | Category 1 | 977 mb | Baja California Sur, Sonora |
| Orlene | Sep 11–16 | 110 mph | Category 2 | 967 mb | – |
| Paine | Sep 18–20 | 90 mph | Category 1 | 979 mb | – |
| Roslyn | Sep 25–29 | 50 mph | Tropical storm | 999 mb | – |
| Ulika | Sep 26–30 | 75 mph | Category 1 | 992 mb | – |
| Seymour | Oct 23–28 | 150 mph | Category 4 | 940 mb | – |
| Tina | Nov 13–14 | 40 mph | Tropical storm | 1004 mb | – |
| Otto | Nov 20–26 | 115 mph | Category 3 | 975 mb | Nicaragua |
Against other Pacific seasons
Accumulated cyclone energy of every season; the red bar is 2016.