Timeline of the 2008 Pacific hurricane season

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Timeline of the
2008 Pacific hurricane season
2008 Pacific hurricane season summary map.png
Season summary map
Season boundaries
First system formedMay 29, 2008
Last system dissipatedNovember 5, 2008
Strongest system
Name Norbert
Maximum winds130 mph (215 km/h)
(1-minute sustained)
Lowest pressure945 mbar (hPa; 27.91 inHg)
Longest lasting system
NameKika
Duration9 days
Storm articles
Other years
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

The 2008 Pacific hurricane season officially started on May 15 in the East Pacific Ocean, and on June 1 in the Central Pacific; they both ended on November 30. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Pacific basin. The first storm of the year, Tropical Storm Alma, developed on May 29, and the last, Tropical Storm Polo dissipated on November 5.[

Contents

This timeline documents all the storm formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, as well as dissipation. For convenience and clarity, in the timeline below, all landfalls are bolded. The timeline will also include information, when it becomes available, which was not operationally released, meaning that information from post-storm reviews by the National Hurricane Center, such as information on a storm that was not operationally warned on, have been included.

The graphical bar below gives a brief overview of storm activity during the season, and for convenience, the storm's maximum intensity is included as a color bar.

Timeline

Tropical Storm Odile (2008)Hurricane Norbert (2008)Tropical Storm Lowell (2008)Tropical Storm Julio (2008)Tropical Depression Five-E (2008)Tropical Storm AlmaSaffir–Simpson scaleTimeline of the 2008 Pacific hurricane season

May

May 15
May 29
Track of Tropical Storm Alma Alma 2008 track.png
Track of Tropical Storm Alma
May 30

June

June 1
June 27
June 28
June 29
Hurricane Boris at peak intensity on July 1 Hurricane Boris 2008 July 1st.jpg
Hurricane Boris at peak intensity on July 1
July 30

July

July 1
July 2
July 3
July 4
July 5
July 6
July 7
July 11
July 12
July 14
July 16
Hurricane Elida at peak intensity on July 16 Elida 2008-07-16 1810 UTC.jpg
Hurricane Elida at peak intensity on July 16
July 17
July 18
July 19
July 20
July 21
July 22
Track map of Hurricane Genevieve Genevieve 2008 track.png
Track map of Hurricane Genevieve
July 23
July 25
July 26
July 27

August

August 6
August 7
Hurricane Hernan as a major hurricane on August 9 Hernan 09 aug 2008 1900Z 2.jpg
Hurricane Hernan as a major hurricane on August 9
August 8
August 9
August 10
August 11
August 12
August 13
August 14
August 16
August 17
August 23
August 24
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Julio over the Baja California peninsula
August 25
August 26

September

September 2
September 3
September 6
September 7
September 10
September 11

October

October 1
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Track map of Hurricane Marie
October 3
October 4
October 5
October 6
October 7
Hurricane Norbert at peak intensity as a Category 4 hurricane Norbert 2008-10-08 at 2055 UTC.jpg
Hurricane Norbert at peak intensity as a Category 4 hurricane
October 8
October 9
October 11
October 12
October 13
October 23
October 24

November

November 2
Track map of Tropical Storm Polo Polo 2008 track.png
Track map of Tropical Storm Polo
November 3
November 5
November 30

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