The 2015 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic & Pacific · 43 systems

Atlantic storms
11
4 hurricanes · 2 major
Atlantic ACE
63
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
155 mph
Joaquin
Landfalling
3
Atlantic storms
Pacific storms
26
17 hurricanes · 11 major
Pacific strongest
213 mph
Patricia

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 2015 season went

The 2015 Atlantic season produced 11 tropical storms, 4 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 63. The strongest was Hurricane Joaquin at 155 mph / 931 mb. 3 storms made landfall.

The 2015 Eastern Pacific season (Eastern and Central Pacific) produced 26 tropical storms, 17 hurricanes and 11 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 330. The strongest was Hurricane Patricia at 213 mph / 872 mb. 4 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

Tropical Storm Ana — May 6–12, 2015Ana TSHurricane Andres — May 28 – June 7, 2015Andres Cat 4Hurricane Blanca — May 31 – June 9, 2015Blanca Cat 4Hurricane Carlos — June 10–18, 2015Carlos Cat 1Tropical Storm Bill — June 16–21, 2015Bill TSHurricane Halola — July 6–26, 2015Halola Cat 2Tropical Storm Ela — July 7–12, 2015Ela TSTropical Storm Iune — July 8–17, 2015Iune TSHurricane Dolores — July 11–22, 2015Dolores Cat 4Tropical Storm Claudette — July 12–15, 2015Claudette TSTropical Storm Enrique — July 12–21, 2015Enrique TSTropical Storm Felicia — July 22–27, 2015Felicia TSTropical Depression Eight — July 27–31, 2015Eight TDHurricane Guillermo — July 27 – August 8, 2015Guillermo Cat 2Hurricane Hilda — August 6–14, 2015Hilda Cat 4Tropical Depression Eleven — August 16–20, 2015Eleven TDHurricane Danny — August 17–24, 2015Danny Cat 3Hurricane Loke — August 19–26, 2015Loke Cat 1Hurricane Kilo — August 20 – September 11, 2015Kilo Cat 4Hurricane Ignacio — August 23 – September 8, 2015Ignacio Cat 4Tropical Storm Erika — August 24–28, 2015Erika TSHurricane Jimena — August 25 – September 10, 2015Jimena Cat 4Hurricane Fred — August 30 – September 6, 2015Fred Cat 1Tropical Storm Kevin — August 31 – September 6, 2015Kevin TSHurricane Linda — September 4–14, 2015Linda Cat 3Tropical Storm Grace — September 5–9, 2015Grace TSTropical Storm Henri — September 8–11, 2015Henri TSTropical Depression Nine — September 15–19, 2015Nine TDTropical Storm Ida — September 15–28, 2015Ida TSTropical Storm Malia — September 17–23, 2015Malia TSTropical Depression Sixteen — September 20–21, 2015Sixteen TDTropical Storm Niala — September 23–30, 2015Niala TSHurricane Marty — September 26–30, 2015Marty Cat 1Hurricane Joaquin — September 26 – October 15, 2015Joaquin Cat 4Hurricane Oho — October 1–10, 2015Oho Cat 2Tropical Depression Eight — October 2–6, 2015Eight TDTropical Storm Nora — October 9–15, 2015Nora TSHurricane Olaf — October 15–28, 2015Olaf Cat 4Hurricane Patricia — October 20–24, 2015Patricia Cat 5Hurricane Kate — November 8–13, 2015Kate Cat 1Tropical Storm Rick — November 18–26, 2015Rick TSHurricane Sandra — November 23–29, 2015Sandra Cat 4Tropical Depression Nine — December 27, 2015 – January 1, 2016Nine 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 2015

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Tropical Storm AnaMay 6 – May 12TS 58 mph998 mbSouth Carolina2.1
Tropical Storm BillJun 16 – Jun 21TS 58 mph997 mbTexas1.1
Tropical Storm ClaudetteJul 12 – Jul 15TS 52 mph1003 mb—1.1
Hurricane DannyAug 17 – Aug 24Cat 3 127 mph960 mb—10.5
Tropical Storm Erika · 25 deathsAug 24 – Aug 28TS 52 mph1001 mb—2.7
Hurricane FredAug 30 – Sep 6Cat 1 86 mph986 mb—5.5
Tropical Storm GraceSep 5 – Sep 9TS 58 mph1000 mb—1.9
Tropical Storm HenriSep 8 – Sep 11TS 52 mph1003 mb—1.7
Tropical Depression NineSep 15 – Sep 19TD 35 mph1006 mb—0.0
Tropical Storm IdaSep 15 – Sep 28TS 52 mph1001 mb—3.2
Hurricane Joaquin · 34 deathsSep 26 – Oct 15Cat 4 155 mph931 mbBahamas29.2
Hurricane KateNov 8 – Nov 13Cat 1 86 mph980 mb—3.7

04 · Pacific

Eastern & Central Pacific storms of 2015

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Hurricane AndresMay 28 – Jun 7Cat 4 144 mph937 mb—19.7
Hurricane BlancaMay 31 – Jun 9Cat 4 144 mph936 mbBaja California Sur, Mexico20.8
Hurricane CarlosJun 10 – Jun 18Cat 1 92 mph978 mbJalisco, Mexico9.4
Hurricane HalolaJul 6 – Jul 26Cat 2 98 mph959 mb—20.9
Tropical Storm ElaJul 7 – Jul 12TS 46 mph1002 mb—0.8
Tropical Storm IuneJul 8 – Jul 17TS 40 mph1004 mb—0.5
Hurricane DoloresJul 11 – Jul 22Cat 4 132 mph946 mb—14.6
Tropical Storm EnriqueJul 12 – Jul 21TS 52 mph1000 mb—2.4
Tropical Storm FeliciaJul 22 – Jul 27TS 40 mph1004 mb—0.2
Tropical Depression EightJul 27 – Jul 31TD 35 mph1006 mb—0.0
Hurricane GuillermoJul 27 – Aug 8Cat 2 109 mph967 mb—14.2
Hurricane HildaAug 6 – Aug 14Cat 4 144 mph937 mb—17.8
Tropical Depression ElevenAug 16 – Aug 20TD 35 mph1003 mb—0.0
Hurricane LokeAug 19 – Aug 26Cat 1 75 mph985 mb—4.9
Hurricane KiloAug 20 – Sep 11Cat 4 138 mph940 mb—39.1
Hurricane IgnacioAug 23 – Sep 8Cat 4 144 mph942 mb—25.5
Hurricane JimenaAug 25 – Sep 10Cat 4 155 mph932 mb—41.0
Tropical Storm KevinAug 31 – Sep 6TS 58 mph998 mb—2.3
Hurricane LindaSep 4 – Sep 14Cat 3 127 mph950 mb—10.2
Tropical Storm MaliaSep 17 – Sep 23TS 52 mph992 mb—1.1
Tropical Depression SixteenSep 20 – Sep 21TD 35 mph1001 mbBaja California Sur, Mexico, Sonora, Mexico0.0
Tropical Storm NialaSep 23 – Sep 30TS 63 mph992 mb—2.5
Hurricane MartySep 26 – Sep 30Cat 1 81 mph987 mb—3.9
Hurricane OhoOct 1 – Oct 10Cat 2 109 mph957 mb—7.4
Tropical Depression EightOct 2 – Oct 6TD 35 mph1001 mb—0.0
Tropical Storm NoraOct 9 – Oct 15TS 69 mph993 mb—3.8
Hurricane OlafOct 15 – Oct 28Cat 4 150 mph938 mb—35.3
Hurricane PatriciaOct 20 – Oct 24Cat 5 213 mph872 mbJalisco, Mexico17.3
Tropical Storm RickNov 18 – Nov 26TS 40 mph1002 mb—1.3
Hurricane SandraNov 23 – Nov 29Cat 4 150 mph934 mb—12.6
Tropical Depression NineDec 27 – Jan 1TD 35 mph1001 mb—0.0
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