Jimena is the 10th 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 J. Since 1985, seven storms have been named Jimena; the strongest, in 2009, peaked as a Category 4 hurricane.
No. Jimena 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).
Jimena 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. Jimena is name 10 of 24, and 43 of the 46 East Pacific seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Jimena formed in the East Pacific in July 2021 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1004 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 11 days.
Tropical Storm Jimena (2021): track and historyJimena formed in the East Pacific in August 2015 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 932 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 16 days.
Hurricane Jimena (2015): track and historyJimena formed in the East Pacific in August 2009 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 931 mb. It made 4 landfalls, first near Puerto San Carlos, Mexico and last near Santa Rosalía, Mexico. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Hurricane Jimena (2009): track and historyJimena formed in the East Pacific in August 2003 and peaked as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Hurricane Jimena (2003): track and historyJimena formed in the East Pacific in August 1997 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 942 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Hurricane Jimena (1997): track and historyJimena formed in the East Pacific in September 1991 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 945 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 11 days.
Hurricane Jimena (1991): track and historyJimena formed in the East Pacific in July 1985 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Hurricane Jimena (1985): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimena 2009 | Puerto San Carlos, Mexico | 2009-09-02 12:00 | 105 mph / 165 km/h |
| Jimena 2009 | Puerto San Carlos, Mexico | 2009-09-02 13:00 | 105 mph / 165 km/h |
| Jimena 2009 | Loreto, Mexico | 2009-09-02 21:00 | 85 mph / 140 km/h |
| Jimena 2009 | Santa Rosalía, Mexico | 2009-09-04 19:00 | 30 mph / 45 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, Jimena was the 10th 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 Jimena in 2021, in the East Pacific. It formed on July 26, peaked at 40 mph (65 km/h) and lasted 11 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 10th name used in that East Pacific season. Before that, the name was used in 2015, 2009, 2003, 1997, 1991 and 1985.
Hurricane Jimena in 2009 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 931 mb. It formed in the East Pacific in August and made landfall near Puerto San Carlos, Mexico. The weakest of the seven, in 2021, peaked at 40 mph (65 km/h).