Max is the 13th name on the 2029 list of East Pacific hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2029. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter M. Since 1981, seven storms have been named Max; the strongest, in 1987, peaked as a Category 4 hurricane.
No. Max is on the 2029 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).
Max is next scheduled for 2029, when the 2029 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. Max is name 13 of 24, and 36 of the 46 East Pacific seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Max formed in the East Pacific in October 2023 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 990 mb. It made landfall near San Luis de La Loma, Mexico. The system was tracked for 2 days.
Tropical Storm Max (2023): track and historyMax formed in the East Pacific in September 2017 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb. It made landfall near Cruz Grande, Mexico. The system was tracked for 2 days.
Hurricane Max (2017): track and historyMax formed in the East Pacific in September 2005 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 987 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Hurricane Max (2005): track and historyMax formed in the East Pacific in September 1993 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1000 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 4 days.
Tropical Storm Max (1993): track and historyMax formed in the East Pacific in September 1987 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (250 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Hurricane Max (1987): track and historyMax formed in the East Pacific in October 1981 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 Max (1981): track and historyMax formed in the Southern Hemisphere in March 1981 and peaked as a Category 3 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 960 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Cyclone Max (1981): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max 2023 | San Luis de La Loma, Mexico | 2023-10-09 18:00 | 70 mph / 110 km/h |
| Max 2017 | Cruz Grande, Mexico | 2017-09-14 18:00 | 90 mph / 150 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 2023, 2017, 2005, 1993, 1987 and 1981, Max was the 13th name used in the East Pacific season.
Storms named Max appear in more than one ocean in our archive:
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.
The most recent was Tropical Storm Max in 2023, in the East Pacific. It formed on October 8, peaked at 70 mph (110 km/h) and lasted 2 days. It made landfall near San Luis de La Loma, Mexico. It was the 13th name used in that East Pacific season. Before that, the name was used in 2017, 2005, 1993, 1987 and 1981.
Hurricane Max in 1987 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 155 mph (250 km/h). It formed in the East Pacific in September. The weakest of the seven, in 1993, peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h).