Dolores is the 4th name on the 2027 list of East Pacific hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2027. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter D. Since 1985, six storms have been named Dolores; the strongest, in 2015, peaked as a Category 4 hurricane.
No. Dolores is on the 2027 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).
Dolores is next scheduled for 2027, when the 2027 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. Dolores is name 4 of 24, and every East Pacific season from 1980 to 2025 got at least that far.
Dolores formed in the East Pacific in June 2021 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 989 mb. It made landfall near Coahuayana de Hidalgo, Mexico. The system was tracked for 2 days.
Tropical Storm Dolores (2021): track and historyDolores formed in the East Pacific in July 2015 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 946 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 11 days.
Hurricane Dolores (2015): track and historyDolores formed in the East Pacific in July 2009 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 997 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Tropical Storm Dolores (2009): track and historyDolores formed in the East Pacific in July 2003 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 Dolores (2003): track and historyDolores formed in the East Pacific in July 1997 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 975 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Hurricane Dolores (1997): track and historyDolores formed in the East Pacific in June 1985 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 10 days.
Hurricane Dolores (1985): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolores 2021 | Coahuayana de Hidalgo, Mexico | 2021-06-19 15:00 | 70 mph / 110 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 2021, 2015, 2009, 2003, 1997 and 1985, Dolores was the 4th name used in the East Pacific season.
The most recent was Tropical Storm Dolores in 2021, in the East Pacific. It formed on June 17, peaked at 70 mph (110 km/h) and lasted 2 days. It made landfall near Coahuayana de Hidalgo, Mexico. It was the 4th name used in that East Pacific season. Before that, the name was used in 2015, 2009, 2003, 1997 and 1985.
Hurricane Dolores in 2015 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 946 mb. It formed in the East Pacific in July. The weakest of the six, in 2003, peaked at 40 mph (65 km/h).