Bud is the 2nd name on the 2030 list of East Pacific hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2030. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter B. Since 1988, seven storms have been named Bud; the strongest, in 2018, peaked as a Category 4 hurricane.
No. Bud is on the 2030 list of East Pacific names, and it is not among the 22 names NHC lists as retired from the eastern and central Pacific (Tropical Cyclone Naming History and Retired Names).
Bud is next scheduled for 2030, when the 2030 list is used. The six lists rotate, so each one returns every six years.
A name on the list is used only if the season gets that far. Bud is name 2 of 24, and every East Pacific season from 1980 to 2025 got at least that far.
Bud formed in the East Pacific in July 2024 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1001 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 4 days.
Tropical Storm Bud (2024): track and historyBud formed in the East Pacific in June 2018 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 943 mb. It made landfall near San José del Cabo, Mexico. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Hurricane Bud (2018): track and historyBud formed in the East Pacific in May 2012 and peaked as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 961 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Hurricane Bud (2012): track and historyBud formed in the East Pacific in July 2006 and peaked as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 953 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Hurricane Bud (2006): track and historyBud formed in the East Pacific in June 2000 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 994 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Tropical Storm Bud (2000): track and historyBud formed in the East Pacific in June 1994 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1003 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 3 days.
Tropical Storm Bud (1994): track and historyBud formed in the East Pacific in June 1988 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1000 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 2 days.
Tropical Storm Bud (1988): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bud 2018 | San José del Cabo, Mexico | 2018-06-15 02:00 | 45 mph / 75 km/h |
Names go in alphabetical order, one per storm, as each storm reaches tropical-storm strength (39 mph, 34 knots), so a storm’s place in its season decides its name.
In each of 2024, 2018, 2012, 2006, 2000, 1994 and 1988, Bud was the 2nd name used in the East Pacific season.
The most recent was Tropical Storm Bud in 2024, in the East Pacific. It formed on July 24, peaked at 60 mph (95 km/h) and lasted 4 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 2nd name used in that East Pacific season. Before that, the name was used in 2018, 2012, 2006, 2000, 1994 and 1988.
Hurricane Bud in 2018 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 943 mb. It formed in the East Pacific in June and made landfall near San José del Cabo, Mexico. The weakest of the seven, in 1994, peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h).