The 2009 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic & Pacific · 34 systems

Atlantic storms
9
3 hurricanes · 2 major
Atlantic ACE
53
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
132 mph
Bill
Landfalling
4
Atlantic storms
Pacific storms
20
8 hurricanes · 5 major
Pacific strongest
178 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 2009 season went

The 2009 Atlantic season produced 9 tropical storms, 3 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 53. The strongest was Hurricane Bill at 132 mph / 943 mb. 4 storms made landfall.

The 2009 Eastern Pacific season (Eastern and Central Pacific) produced 20 tropical storms, 8 hurricanes and 5 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 127. The strongest was Hurricane Rick at 178 mph / 906 mb. 2 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

MAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVTropical Depression One — May 26–30, 2009One TDTropical Depression One — June 17–19, 2009One TDHurricane Andres — June 21–24, 2009Andres Cat 1Tropical Storm Blanca — July 6–12, 2009Blanca TSHurricane Carlos — July 10–16, 2009Carlos Cat 2Tropical Storm Dolores — July 14–20, 2009Dolores TSTropical Storm Lana — July 30 – August 3, 2009Lana TSTropical Storm Enrique — August 3–8, 2009Enrique TSHurricane Felicia — August 3–11, 2009Felicia Cat 4Tropical Storm Maka — August 8–18, 2009Maka TSTropical Depression Nine — August 9–15, 2009Nine TDTropical Storm Ana — August 10–16, 2009Ana TSHurricane Guillermo — August 12–23, 2009Guillermo Cat 3Hurricane Bill — August 15–26, 2009Bill Cat 4Tropical Storm Claudette — August 16–17, 2009Claudette TSTropical Storm Hilda — August 21–31, 2009Hilda TSTropical Storm Ignacio — August 24–28, 2009Ignacio TSTropical Depression Two — August 26 – September 2, 2009Two TDTropical Storm Danny — August 26–29, 2009Danny TSTropical Storm Kevin — August 27 – September 6, 2009Kevin TSHurricane Jimena — August 28 – September 5, 2009Jimena Cat 4Tropical Storm Erika — September 1–4, 2009Erika TSHurricane Linda — September 6–15, 2009Linda Cat 1Hurricane Fred — September 7–19, 2009Fred Cat 3Tropical Storm Marty — September 15–22, 2009Marty TSTropical Storm Nora — September 22–29, 2009Nora TSTropical Depression Eight — September 25–26, 2009Eight TDTropical Storm Grace — September 27 – October 6, 2009Grace TSTropical Storm Olaf — October 1–4, 2009Olaf TSTropical Storm Henri — October 6–11, 2009Henri TSTropical Storm Patricia — October 11–15, 2009Patricia TSHurricane Rick — October 15–21, 2009Rick Cat 5Hurricane Neki — October 18–27, 2009Neki Cat 3Hurricane Ida — November 4–11, 2009Ida Cat 2

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 2009

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Tropical Depression OneMay 26 – May 30TD 35 mph1006 mb—0.0
Tropical Storm AnaAug 10 – Aug 16TS 40 mph1003 mb—0.9
Hurricane Bill · 2 deathsAug 15 – Aug 26Cat 4 132 mph943 mbSaint Pierre and Miquelon26.5
Tropical Storm ClaudetteAug 16 – Aug 17TS 58 mph1005 mbFlorida0.9
Tropical Storm DannyAug 26 – Aug 29TS 58 mph1006 mb—2.0
Tropical Storm ErikaSep 1 – Sep 4TS 52 mph1004 mbGuadeloupe1.3
Hurricane FredSep 7 – Sep 19Cat 3 121 mph958 mb—9.9
Tropical Depression EightSep 25 – Sep 26TD 35 mph1008 mb—0.0
Tropical Storm GraceSep 27 – Oct 6TS 63 mph986 mb—2.0
Tropical Storm HenriOct 6 – Oct 11TS 52 mph1005 mb—1.2
Hurricane IdaNov 4 – Nov 11Cat 2 104 mph975 mbNicaragua8.1

04 · Pacific

Eastern & Central Pacific storms of 2009

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Tropical Depression OneJun 17 – Jun 19TD 35 mph1003 mb—0.0
Hurricane AndresJun 21 – Jun 24Cat 1 81 mph984 mb—3.3
Tropical Storm BlancaJul 6 – Jul 12TS 52 mph998 mb—1.3
Hurricane CarlosJul 10 – Jul 16Cat 2 104 mph971 mb—8.9
Tropical Storm DoloresJul 14 – Jul 20TS 58 mph997 mb—0.9
Tropical Storm LanaJul 30 – Aug 3TS 63 mph995 mb—2.4
Tropical Storm EnriqueAug 3 – Aug 8TS 63 mph994 mb—2.5
Hurricane FeliciaAug 3 – Aug 11Cat 4 144 mph935 mb—20.2
Tropical Storm MakaAug 8 – Aug 18TS 52 mph992 mb—1.2
Tropical Depression NineAug 9 – Aug 15TD 35 mph1006 mb—0.0
Hurricane GuillermoAug 12 – Aug 23Cat 3 127 mph954 mb—12.5
Tropical Storm HildaAug 21 – Aug 31TS 63 mph995 mb—3.5
Tropical Storm IgnacioAug 24 – Aug 28TS 52 mph999 mb—1.6
Tropical Depression TwoAug 26 – Sep 2TD 35 mph1007 mb—0.0
Tropical Storm KevinAug 27 – Sep 6TS 52 mph1000 mb—1.0
Hurricane JimenaAug 28 – Sep 5Cat 4 155 mph931 mbBaja California Sur, Mexico23.1
Hurricane LindaSep 6 – Sep 15Cat 1 81 mph985 mb—5.3
Tropical Storm MartySep 15 – Sep 22TS 46 mph1002 mb—1.3
Tropical Storm NoraSep 22 – Sep 29TS 58 mph997 mb—1.3
Tropical Storm OlafOct 1 – Oct 4TS 46 mph996 mb—0.8
Tropical Storm PatriciaOct 11 – Oct 15TS 58 mph996 mb—1.8
Hurricane RickOct 15 – Oct 21Cat 5 178 mph906 mbSinaloa, Mexico21.6
Hurricane NekiOct 18 – Oct 27Cat 3 127 mph950 mb—12.7
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