Daniel is the 4th 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 D. Since 1982, eight storms have been named Daniel; the strongest, in 2006, peaked as a Category 4 hurricane.
No. Daniel 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).
Daniel 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. Daniel is name 4 of 24, and every East Pacific season from 1980 to 2025 got at least that far.
Daniel formed in the East Pacific in August 2024 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1005 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 3 days.
Tropical Storm Daniel (2024): track and historyDaniel formed in the East Pacific in June 2018 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1004 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm Daniel (2018): track and historyDaniel formed in the East Pacific in July 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 10 days.
Hurricane Daniel (2012): track and historyDaniel formed in the East Pacific in July 2006 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 933 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 12 days.
Hurricane Daniel (2006): track and historyDaniel formed in the East Pacific in July 2000 and peaked as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 954 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 14 days.
Hurricane Daniel (2000): track and historyDaniel formed in the East Pacific in July 1994 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 993 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Tropical Storm Daniel (1994): track and historyDaniel formed in the East Pacific in July 1988 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 994 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Tropical Storm Daniel (1988): track and historyDaniel formed in the East Pacific in July 1982 and peaked as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 16 days.
Hurricane Daniel (1982): track and historyNames 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, Daniel was the 4th name used in the East Pacific season.
Seasons where our archive is missing an earlier name are left out, because we can’t confirm the count.
The most recent was Tropical Storm Daniel in 2024, in the East Pacific. It formed on August 3, peaked at 40 mph (65 km/h) and lasted 3 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 4th name used in that East Pacific season. Before that, the name was used in 2018, 2012, 2006, 2000, 1994, 1988 and 1982.
Hurricane Daniel in 2006 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 933 mb. It formed in the East Pacific in July. The weakest of the eight, in 2024, peaked at 40 mph (65 km/h).