Darby is the 4th name on the 2028 list of East Pacific hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2028. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter D. Since 1980, eight storms have been named Darby; the strongest, in 2022, peaked as a Category 4 hurricane.
No. Darby is on the 2028 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).
Darby is next scheduled for 2028, when the 2028 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. Darby is name 4 of 24, and every East Pacific season from 1980 to 2025 got at least that far.
Darby formed in the East Pacific in July 2022 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 953 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Hurricane Darby (2022): track and historyDarby formed in the East Pacific in July 2016 and peaked as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 958 mb. It made landfall near Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States. The system was tracked for 15 days.
Hurricane Darby (2016): track and historyDarby formed in the East Pacific in June 2010 and peaked as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 959 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Hurricane Darby (2010): track and historyDarby formed in the East Pacific in July 2004 and peaked as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 957 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Hurricane Darby (2004): track and historyDarby formed in the East Pacific in July 1998 and peaked as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 958 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Hurricane Darby (1998): track and historyDarby formed in the East Pacific in July 1992 and peaked as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 968 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Hurricane Darby (1992): track and historyDarby formed in the East Pacific in July 1986 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 Darby (1986): track and historyDarby formed in the East Pacific in July 1980 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 3 days.
Tropical Storm Darby (1980): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darby 2016 | Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States | 2016-07-24 00:00 | 40 mph / 65 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 2022, 2016, 2010, 2004, 1998, 1992, 1986 and 1980, Darby was the 4th name used in the East Pacific season.
The most recent was Hurricane Darby in 2022, in the East Pacific. It formed on July 9, peaked at 140 mph (220 km/h) and lasted 8 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 4th name used in that East Pacific season. Before that, the name was used in 2016, 2010, 2004, 1998, 1992, 1986 and 1980.
Hurricane Darby in 2022 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 953 mb. It formed in the East Pacific in July. The weakest of the eight, in 1986, peaked at 40 mph (65 km/h).