Cosme is the 3rd name on the 2031 list of East Pacific hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2031. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter C. Since 1983, eight storms have been named Cosme; the strongest, in 1989, peaked as a Category 1 hurricane.
No. Cosme is on the 2031 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).
Cosme is next scheduled for 2031, when the 2031 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. Cosme is name 3 of 24, and every East Pacific season from 1980 to 2025 got at least that far.
Cosme formed in the East Pacific in June 2025 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 991 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 4 days.
Tropical Storm Cosme (2025): track and historyCosme formed in the East Pacific in July 2019 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1001 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 4 days.
Tropical Storm Cosme (2019): track and historyCosme formed in the East Pacific in June 2013 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Hurricane Cosme (2013): track and historyCosme formed in the East Pacific in July 2007 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 987 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Hurricane Cosme (2007): track and historyCosme formed in the East Pacific in July 2001 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1000 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 2 days.
Tropical Storm Cosme (2001): track and historyCosme formed in the East Pacific in July 1995 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Hurricane Cosme (1995): track and historyCosme formed in the East Pacific in June 1989 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 979 mb. It made landfall near Cruz Grande, Mexico. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Hurricane Cosme (1989): track and historyCosme formed in the East Pacific in July 1983 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 4 days.
Tropical Storm Cosme (1983): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cosme 1989 | Cruz Grande, Mexico | 1989-06-22 04:00 | 80 mph / 130 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 2025, 2019, 2013, 2007, 2001, 1995, 1989 and 1983, Cosme was the 3rd name used in the East Pacific season.
The most recent was Tropical Storm Cosme in 2025, in the East Pacific. It formed on June 8, peaked at 70 mph (110 km/h) and lasted 4 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 3rd name used in that East Pacific season. Before that, the name was used in 2019, 2013, 2007, 2001, 1995, 1989 and 1983.
Hurricane Cosme in 1989 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 979 mb. It formed in the East Pacific in June and made landfall near Cruz Grande, Mexico. The weakest of the eight, in 1983, peaked at 40 mph (65 km/h).