Timeline of the 2016 Pacific hurricane season

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Timeline of the
2016 Pacific hurricane season
2016 Pacific hurricane season summary map.png
Season summary map
Season boundaries
First system formedJanuary 7, 2016
(record earliest)
Last system dissipatedNovember 26, 2016
Strongest system
NameSeymour
Maximum winds150 mph (240 km/h)
(1-minute sustained)
Lowest pressure940 mbar (hPa; 27.76 inHg)
Longest lasting system
NameLester
Duration17 days
Storm articles
Other years
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

The 2016 Pacific hurricane season was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation, in which tropical cyclones form in the eastern Pacific Ocean. 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 ended on November 30. These dates typically cover the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the eastern Pacific basin. [1] However the first storm, Pali, formed 5 months before the official start of the season on January 7, which broke the record for having the earliest forming storm within the basin.

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During the season, 22  tropical depressions developed within the basin, 21 of which became tropical storms. 13 of the tropical storms reached hurricane strength, with six achieving major hurricane intensity. [nb 1] Additionally, Tropical Storm Otto entered the basin after crossing over from the Atlantic, thus further contributing to the season total.

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, [3] 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

Hurricane OttoHurricane Newton (2016)Hurricane Madeline (2016)Hurricane Darby (2016)Hurricane PaliSaffir-Simpson scaleTimeline of the 2016 Pacific hurricane season

January

January 7

January 12

Hurricane Pali at peak strength on January 12 Pali 2016-01-12 2135Z.jpg
Hurricane Pali at peak strength on January 12

January 13

January 14

January 15

May

May 15

June

June 6

June 8

July

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Track of Tropical Storm Agatha during early-July

July 2

July 3

July 4

July 5

July 6

Hurricane Blas as a Category 3 hurricane on July 6 Blas 2016-07-06 2155Z.jpg
Hurricane Blas as a Category 3 hurricane on July 6

July 8

July 9

July 10

July 11

July 12

July 13

July 15

July 16

July 17

July 18

July 19

July 21

July 22

A chain of four storms in the eastern Pacific on July 22; shown from left to right are Darby, Estelle, Eight-E (which later became Georgette), and Frank Darby, Estelle, Frank and Eight 2016-07-22 0000Z.jpg
A chain of four storms in the eastern Pacific on July 22; shown from left to right are Darby, Estelle, Eight-E (which later became Georgette), and Frank

July 24

July 25

July 26

July 27

July 28

August

August 3

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Track of Tropical Storm Ivette during early-August

August 5

August 7

Tropical Storm Javier shortly after being named on August 7 Javier 2016-08-07 1955Z.jpg
Tropical Storm Javier shortly after being named on August 7

August 8

August 9

August 18

August 19

August 20

August 21

Tropical Storm Kay at peak intensity on August 21 Kay 2016-08-21 2055Z.jpg
Tropical Storm Kay at peak intensity on August 21

August 23

August 24

August 25

August 26

August 27

August 28

August 29

August 30

August 31

Both Madeline (left) and Lester (right) approaching Hawaii on August 31 Lester and Madeline 2016-08-31 2250Z.jpg
Both Madeline (left) and Lester (right) approaching Hawaii on August 31

September

September 1

September 2

September 3

September 4

September 5

Newton shortly before being upgraded to a hurricane on September 5 Newton 2016-09-05 1745Z.jpg
Newton shortly before being upgraded to a hurricane on September 5

September 6

September 7

September 11

September 12

Hurricane Orlene at peak intensity on September 12 Orlene 2016-09-12 2040Z.jpg
Hurricane Orlene at peak intensity on September 12

September 13

September 15

September 16

September 17

September 18

September 19

Hurricane Paine at peak intensity on September 19 Paine 2016-09-19 2100Z.jpg
Hurricane Paine at peak intensity on September 19

September 20

October

October 23

October 24

October 25

October 26

October 27

October 28

November

November 13

November 14

November 25

November 26

November 30

See also

Notes

  1. A major hurricane is a storm that ranks as Category 3 or higher on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale. [2]

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