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2018 East Pacific hurricane season

The 2018 East Pacific season had 23 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 13 of them hurricanes and 10 major (Category 3 or stronger). 3 reached Category 5: Lane, Walaka, Willa.

The first storm was tracked from May 10, 2018 and the last ended on November 9, 2018. The strongest by wind was Hurricane Lane (2018), at 160 mph (260 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 318.8.

Storms
23
Hurricanes
13
Major
10
Category 5
3
ACE
318.8
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Unnamed tropical depression 1, 2018 East PacificMay 10 – May 1335 mph1007 mbTropical depression—
Hurricane AlettaJun 6 – Jun 16140 mph943 mbCategory 4 hurricane—
Hurricane BudJun 9 – Jun 16140 mph943 mbCategory 4 hurricane1
Tropical Storm CarlottaJun 14 – Jun 1965 mph997 mbTropical storm—
Tropical Storm DanielJun 23 – Jun 2845 mph1004 mbTropical storm—
Tropical Storm EmiliaJun 27 – Jul 460 mph997 mbTropical storm—
Hurricane FabioJun 30 – Jul 9110 mph964 mbCategory 2 hurricane—
Tropical Storm GilmaJul 26 – Jul 3145 mph1005 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed tropical depression 9, 2018 East PacificJul 26 – Jul 2735 mph1007 mbTropical depression—
Hurricane HectorJul 31 – Aug 16155 mph936 mbCategory 4 hurricane—
Tropical Storm IleanaAug 4 – Aug 765 mph998 mbTropical storm—
Hurricane JohnAug 5 – Aug 13110 mph964 mbCategory 2 hurricane—
Tropical Storm KristyAug 6 – Aug 1370 mph991 mbTropical storm—
Hurricane LaneAug 13 – Aug 29160 mph926 mbCategory 5 hurricane—
Hurricane MiriamAug 25 – Sep 3100 mph974 mbCategory 2 hurricane—
Hurricane NormanAug 27 – Sep 10150 mph937 mbCategory 4 hurricane—
Hurricane OliviaSep 1 – Sep 14130 mph951 mbCategory 4 hurricane—
Tropical Storm PaulSep 7 – Sep 1445 mph1002 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed tropical depression 19, 2018 East PacificSep 19 – Sep 2035 mph1002 mbTropical depression1
Hurricane RosaSep 25 – Oct 2150 mph936 mbCategory 4 hurricane1
Hurricane WalakaSep 26 – Oct 7160 mph921 mbCategory 5 hurricane1
Hurricane SergioSep 29 – Oct 12140 mph942 mbCategory 4 hurricane1
Tropical Storm TaraOct 14 – Oct 1665 mph995 mbTropical storm—
Tropical Storm VicenteOct 19 – Oct 2350 mph1002 mbTropical storm1
Hurricane WillaOct 19 – Oct 24160 mph925 mbCategory 5 hurricane1
Tropical Storm XavierNov 2 – Nov 965 mph995 mbTropical storm—