The 2016 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic & Pacific · 39 systems

Atlantic storms
15
7 hurricanes · 4 major
Atlantic ACE
144
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
167 mph
Matthew
Landfalling
9
Atlantic storms
Pacific storms
22
14 hurricanes · 7 major
Pacific strongest
150 mph
Seymour

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 2016 season went

The 2016 Atlantic season produced 15 tropical storms, 7 hurricanes and 4 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 144. The strongest was Hurricane Matthew at 167 mph / 934 mb. 9 storms made landfall.

The 2016 Eastern Pacific season (Eastern and Central Pacific) produced 22 tropical storms, 14 hurricanes and 7 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 193. The strongest was Hurricane Seymour at 150 mph / 940 mb. 3 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVHurricane Pali — January 6–14, 2016Pali Cat 2Hurricane Alex — January 7–17, 2016Alex Cat 1Tropical Storm Bonnie — May 27 – June 9, 2016Bonnie TSTropical Storm Colin — June 5–8, 2016Colin TSTropical Depression One — June 6–8, 2016One TDTropical Storm Danielle — June 18–21, 2016Danielle TSTropical Storm Agatha — July 1–8, 2016Agatha TSHurricane Blas — July 2–11, 2016Blas Cat 4Hurricane Celia — July 6–21, 2016Celia Cat 2Hurricane Darby — July 11–26, 2016Darby Cat 3Tropical Storm Estelle — July 15–24, 2016Estelle TSHurricane Georgette — July 21–30, 2016Georgette Cat 4Hurricane Frank — July 21–30, 2016Frank Cat 1Tropical Storm Howard — July 31 – August 7, 2016Howard TSHurricane Earl — August 2–6, 2016Earl Cat 1Tropical Storm Ivette — August 3–11, 2016Ivette TSTropical Storm Javier — August 6–10, 2016Javier TSTropical Storm Fiona — August 16–24, 2016Fiona TSTropical Storm Kay — August 17–26, 2016Kay TSHurricane Gaston — August 21 – September 3, 2016Gaston Cat 3Hurricane Lester — August 24 – September 8, 2016Lester Cat 4Hurricane Madeline — August 26 – September 3, 2016Madeline Cat 4Tropical Depression Eight — August 27 – September 1, 2016Eight TDHurricane Hermine — August 28 – September 8, 2016Hermine Cat 1Hurricane Newton — September 4–8, 2016Newton Cat 1Hurricane Orlene — September 10–17, 2016Orlene Cat 2Tropical Storm Ian — September 12–17, 2016Ian TSTropical Storm Karl — September 12–26, 2016Karl TSTropical Storm Julia — September 13–21, 2016Julia TSHurricane Paine — September 18–21, 2016Paine Cat 1Tropical Storm Lisa — September 19–26, 2016Lisa TSTropical Storm Roslyn — September 25–30, 2016Roslyn TSHurricane Ulika — September 25 – October 3, 2016Ulika Cat 1Hurricane Matthew — September 28 – October 10, 2016Matthew Cat 5Hurricane Nicole — October 4–19, 2016Nicole Cat 4Hurricane Seymour — October 22–30, 2016Seymour Cat 4Tropical Storm Tina — November 13–18, 2016Tina TSHurricane Otto — November 17–26, 2016Otto Cat 3Hurricane Otto — November 17–26, 2016Otto Cat 3

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 2016

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Hurricane AlexJan 7 – Jan 17Cat 1 86 mph978 mbPortugal4.2
Tropical Storm BonnieMay 27 – Jun 9TS 46 mph1006 mbSouth Carolina1.1
Tropical Storm ColinJun 5 – Jun 8TS 58 mph987 mbFlorida1.2
Tropical Storm DanielleJun 18 – Jun 21TS 46 mph1007 mbVeracruz, Mexico0.4
Hurricane Earl · 65 deathsAug 2 – Aug 6Cat 1 86 mph979 mbBelize, Veracruz, Mexico4.6
Tropical Storm FionaAug 16 – Aug 24TS 52 mph1004 mb—3.0
Hurricane GastonAug 21 – Sep 3Cat 3 121 mph955 mb—24.7
Tropical Depression EightAug 27 – Sep 1TD 35 mph1010 mb—0.0
Hurricane HermineAug 28 – Sep 8Cat 1 81 mph981 mbFlorida4.3
Tropical Storm IanSep 12 – Sep 17TS 63 mph984 mb—3.1
Tropical Storm KarlSep 12 – Sep 26TS 69 mph980 mb—6.2
Tropical Storm JuliaSep 13 – Sep 21TS 52 mph1007 mbFlorida2.3
Tropical Storm LisaSep 19 – Sep 26TS 52 mph999 mb—2.8
Hurricane Matthew · 603 deathsSep 28 – Oct 10Cat 5 167 mph934 mbHaiti, Guantánamo Province, Cuba, Bahamas50.9
Hurricane NicoleOct 4 – Oct 19Cat 4 138 mph950 mb—25.9
Hurricane Otto · 23 deathsNov 17 – Nov 26Cat 3 115 mph975 mbCosta Rica9.3

04 · Pacific

Eastern & Central Pacific storms of 2016

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Hurricane PaliJan 6 – Jan 14Cat 2 98 mph978 mb—9.0
Tropical Depression OneJun 6 – Jun 8TD 35 mph1006 mb—0.0
Tropical Storm AgathaJul 1 – Jul 8TS 52 mph1002 mb—1.3
Hurricane BlasJul 2 – Jul 11Cat 4 138 mph947 mb—19.8
Hurricane CeliaJul 6 – Jul 21Cat 2 98 mph972 mb—10.0
Hurricane DarbyJul 11 – Jul 26Cat 3 121 mph958 mb—21.9
Tropical Storm EstelleJul 15 – Jul 24TS 69 mph990 mb—6.9
Hurricane GeorgetteJul 21 – Jul 30Cat 4 132 mph952 mb—10.8
Hurricane FrankJul 21 – Jul 30Cat 1 86 mph979 mb—8.3
Tropical Storm HowardJul 31 – Aug 7TS 58 mph998 mb—1.8
Tropical Storm IvetteAug 3 – Aug 11TS 58 mph1000 mb—3.5
Tropical Storm JavierAug 6 – Aug 10TS 63 mph997 mbBaja California Sur, Mexico1.6
Tropical Storm KayAug 17 – Aug 26TS 52 mph1000 mb—2.6
Hurricane LesterAug 24 – Sep 8Cat 4 144 mph944 mb—35.4
Hurricane MadelineAug 26 – Sep 3Cat 4 132 mph950 mb—12.4
Hurricane NewtonSep 4 – Sep 8Cat 1 92 mph977 mbBaja California Sur, Mexico, Sonora, Mexico4.4
Hurricane OrleneSep 10 – Sep 17Cat 2 109 mph967 mb—10.2
Hurricane PaineSep 18 – Sep 21Cat 1 92 mph979 mb—3.6
Tropical Storm RoslynSep 25 – Sep 30TS 52 mph999 mb—1.9
Hurricane UlikaSep 25 – Oct 3Cat 1 75 mph992 mb—3.1
Hurricane SeymourOct 22 – Oct 30Cat 4 150 mph940 mb—14.7
Tropical Storm TinaNov 13 – Nov 18TS 40 mph1004 mb—0.5
Hurricane OttoNov 17 – Nov 26Cat 3 115 mph975 mbCosta Rica9.3
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