The 1985 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic & Pacific · 37 systems

Atlantic storms
11
7 hurricanes · 3 major
Atlantic ACE
89
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
144 mph
Gloria
Landfalling
8
Atlantic storms
Pacific storms
23
13 hurricanes · 8 major
Pacific strongest
144 mph
Rick

TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · hover a track to highlight it, click to open the storm’s own page with an animated replay.

01 · Summary

How the 1985 season went

The 1985 Atlantic season produced 11 tropical storms, 7 hurricanes and 3 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 89. The strongest was Hurricane Gloria at 144 mph / 920 mb. 8 storms made landfall.

The 1985 Eastern Pacific season (Eastern and Central Pacific) produced 23 tropical storms, 13 hurricanes and 8 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 193. The strongest was Hurricane Rick at 144 mph. 0 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

JUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDECTropical Storm Andres — June 5–12, 1985Andres TSHurricane Blanca — June 6–16, 1985Blanca Cat 3Tropical Storm Carlos — June 7–10, 1985Carlos TSHurricane Dolores — June 26 – July 5, 1985Dolores Cat 3Tropical Storm Enrique — June 27 – July 5, 1985Enrique TSTropical Storm Fefa — July 2–6, 1985Fefa TSTropical Storm Guillermo — July 7–12, 1985Guillermo TSTropical Storm Ana — July 15–19, 1985Ana TSTropical Storm Hilda — July 18–20, 1985Hilda TSHurricane Jimena — July 20–29, 1985Jimena Cat 4Hurricane Ignacio — July 21–27, 1985Ignacio Cat 4Hurricane Bob — July 21–26, 1985Bob Cat 1Tropical Storm Kevin — July 29 – August 6, 1985Kevin TSTropical Storm Linda — July 29 – August 9, 1985Linda TSHurricane Marty — August 6–13, 1985Marty Cat 1Hurricane Claudette — August 9–17, 1985Claudette Cat 1Hurricane Danny — August 12–20, 1985Danny Cat 1Tropical Storm Nora — August 19–23, 1985Nora TSHurricane Olaf — August 22–31, 1985Olaf Cat 1Hurricane Pauline — August 27 – September 9, 1985Pauline Cat 1Hurricane Elena — August 28 – September 4, 1985Elena Cat 3Hurricane Rick — September 1–12, 1985Rick Cat 4Hurricane Sandra — September 5–17, 1985Sandra Cat 3Unnamed storm #6 — September 8–13, 1985Unnamed storm #6 TDUnnamed storm #7 — September 11–13, 1985Unnamed storm #7 TDTropical Storm Fabian — September 15–19, 1985Fabian TSHurricane Terry — September 15–24, 1985Terry Cat 3Hurricane Gloria — September 16 – October 2, 1985Gloria Cat 4Tropical Storm Vivian — September 18–21, 1985Vivian TSTropical Storm Henri — September 21–25, 1985Henri TSTropical Storm Isabel — October 7–15, 1985Isabel TSHurricane Waldo — October 7–9, 1985Waldo Cat 2Hurricane Nele — October 23–30, 1985Nele Cat 1Hurricane Xina — October 25 – November 5, 1985Xina Cat 3Hurricane Juan — October 26 – November 1, 1985Juan Cat 1Hurricane Kate — November 15–23, 1985Kate Cat 3Unnamed storm #14 — December 7–9, 1985Unnamed storm #14 TD

Each bar is one storm’s life, colored by its strength at that moment (faded = post-tropical). Click a bar to open the storm.

03 · Atlantic

Atlantic storms of 1985

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Tropical Storm AnaJul 15 – Jul 19TS 69 mph996 mb—2.1
Hurricane BobJul 21 – Jul 26Cat 1 75 mph1002 mbSouth Carolina2.8
Hurricane ClaudetteAug 9 – Aug 17Cat 1 86 mph980 mb—7.2
Hurricane DannyAug 12 – Aug 20Cat 1 92 mph987 mbLouisiana3.5
Hurricane ElenaAug 28 – Sep 4Cat 3 127 mph953 mbMississippi15.8
Unnamed storm #6Sep 8 – Sep 13TD 35 mph——0.0
Unnamed storm #7Sep 11 – Sep 13TD 35 mph——0.0
Tropical Storm FabianSep 15 – Sep 19TS 63 mph994 mb—3.3
Hurricane GloriaSep 16 – Oct 2Cat 4 144 mph920 mbNorth Carolina, New York22.0
Tropical Storm HenriSep 21 – Sep 25TS 58 mph996 mbNew York, Rhode Island1.1
Tropical Storm IsabelOct 7 – Oct 15TS 69 mph997 mbFlorida3.8
Hurricane JuanOct 26 – Nov 1Cat 1 86 mph971 mbLouisiana8.1
Hurricane KateNov 15 – Nov 23Cat 3 121 mph954 mbFlorida19.1
Unnamed storm #14Dec 7 – Dec 9TD 35 mph——0.0

04 · Pacific

Eastern & Central Pacific storms of 1985

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Tropical Storm AndresJun 5 – Jun 12TS 69 mph——2.1
Hurricane BlancaJun 6 – Jun 16Cat 3 121 mph——23.2
Tropical Storm CarlosJun 7 – Jun 10TS 40 mph——0.1
Hurricane DoloresJun 26 – Jul 5Cat 3 115 mph——12.3
Tropical Storm EnriqueJun 27 – Jul 5TS 40 mph——0.5
Tropical Storm FefaJul 2 – Jul 6TS 69 mph——2.2
Tropical Storm GuillermoJul 7 – Jul 12TS 58 mph——1.3
Tropical Storm HildaJul 18 – Jul 20TS 40 mph——0.6
Hurricane JimenaJul 20 – Jul 29Cat 4 132 mph——13.2
Hurricane IgnacioJul 21 – Jul 27Cat 4 132 mph——15.6
Tropical Storm KevinJul 29 – Aug 6TS 63 mph——6.4
Tropical Storm LindaJul 29 – Aug 9TS 52 mph——1.9
Hurricane MartyAug 6 – Aug 13Cat 1 75 mph——6.0
Tropical Storm NoraAug 19 – Aug 23TS 46 mph——0.5
Hurricane OlafAug 22 – Aug 31Cat 1 86 mph——7.2
Hurricane PaulineAug 27 – Sep 9Cat 1 86 mph——12.6
Hurricane RickSep 1 – Sep 12Cat 4 144 mph——23.7
Hurricane SandraSep 5 – Sep 17Cat 3 127 mph——20.8
Hurricane TerrySep 15 – Sep 24Cat 3 115 mph——16.6
Tropical Storm VivianSep 18 – Sep 21TS 40 mph——0.7
Hurricane WaldoOct 7 – Oct 9Cat 2 104 mph——3.4
Hurricane NeleOct 23 – Oct 30Cat 1 92 mph——11.9
Hurricane XinaOct 25 – Nov 5Cat 3 115 mph——9.6
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