Storms named Diana (retired)

Diana is a retired Atlantic hurricane name. The World Meteorological Organization took it off the lists after the 1990 storm, so no future Atlantic storm will be called Diana. Its place on the list now belongs to Dolly, on the 2026 list. Since 1980, three storms have been named Diana; the strongest, in 1984, peaked as a Category 4 hurricane.

Times used

1980–1990

Strongest

1984 · Cat 4

949 mb

Most recent

1990

Atlantic

Retired

After 1990

Slot now: Dolly (2026 list)

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199019841980Tracks: IBTrACS / NHC

Has the name Diana been retired?

Yes. Diana is on NHC’s list of retired Atlantic names because of the 1990 storm. It is one of 100 names retired there since 1954 (Tropical Cyclone Naming History and Retired Names).

A name is retired when a storm was so deadly or costly that using the name again would be insensitive; the World Meteorological Organization then picks a new name with the same first letter at its annual meeting.

When will Diana be used again?

It won’t be. Retired names are not used again on the Atlantic lists. Its place on the list, the D slot, now belongs to Dolly, on the 2026 Atlantic list, which is the list in use this year.

Every storm named Diana, newest first

Hurricane Diana (1990)

Dates: August 4, 1990 to August 9, 1990 (6 days)
Peak wind: 100 mph / 155 km/h · Category 2
Lowest pressure: 980 mb
Ocean: Atlantic
Order in season: 4th name of 1990

Diana formed in the Atlantic in August 1990 and peaked as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb. It made 2 landfalls, first near Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Mexico and last near Túxpam de Rodríguez Cano, Mexico. The system was tracked for 6 days.

Hurricane Diana (1990): track and history

Hurricane Diana (1984)

Dates: September 8, 1984 to September 16, 1984 (8 days)
Peak wind: 130 mph / 215 km/h · Category 4
Lowest pressure: 949 mb
Ocean: Atlantic
Order in season: 4th name of 1984

Diana formed in the Atlantic in September 1984 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 949 mb. It made landfall near Long Beach, United States. The system was tracked for 8 days.

Hurricane Diana (1984): track and history

Tropical Depression Diana (1980)

Dates: December 17, 1980 to December 19, 1980 (3 days)
Peak wind: — · Tropical depression
Lowest pressure: —
Ocean: Southern Hemisphere
ACE: 0.0

Diana formed in the Southern Hemisphere in December 1980. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 3 days.

Tropical Depression Diana (1980): track and history

Where storms named Diana made landfall

Storm	Landfall near	Date (UTC)	Wind
Diana 1990	Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Mexico	1990-08-05 20:00	65 mph / 100 km/h
Diana 1990	Túxpam de Rodríguez Cano, Mexico	1990-08-07 19:00	100 mph / 155 km/h
Diana 1984	Long Beach, United States	1984-09-13 07:00	90 mph / 150 km/h

Why was the storm named Diana?

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 both 1990 and 1984, Diana was the 4th name used in the Atlantic season.

Diana in other oceans

Storms named Diana appear in more than one ocean in our archive:

Atlantic: 1984 and 1990
Southern Hemisphere: 1980

Each ocean region keeps its own name lists, drawn up by its own WMO regional committee (Tropical cyclone naming), so the same name can be given to unrelated storms in different oceans.

Questions about the name Diana

When was the last time a storm was named Diana?

The most recent was Hurricane Diana in 1990, in the Atlantic. It formed on August 4, peaked at 100 mph (155 km/h) and lasted 6 days. It made landfall near Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Mexico. It was the 4th name used in that Atlantic season. Before that, the name was used in 1984 and 1980.

What was the strongest storm named Diana?

Hurricane Diana in 1984 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 949 mb. It formed in the Atlantic in September and made landfall near Long Beach, United States. The weakest of the three, in 1980, peaked below tropical-storm strength.