Olga is the 15th name on the 2031 list of Atlantic hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2031. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter O. Since 1981, eight storms have been named Olga; the strongest, in 1981, peaked as a Category 4 cyclone.
No. Olga is on the 2031 list of Atlantic names, and it is not among the 100 names NHC lists as retired from the Atlantic (Tropical Cyclone Naming History and Retired Names).
Olga is next scheduled for 2031, when the 2031 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. Olga is name 15 of 21, and 18 of the 46 Atlantic seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Olga formed in the Southern Hemisphere in April 2024 and peaked as a Category 4 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 944 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Cyclone Olga (2024): track and historyOlga formed in the Atlantic in October 2019 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 992 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 2 days.
Tropical Storm Olga (2019): track and historyOlga formed in the Southern Hemisphere in January 2010 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 987 mb. It made landfall near Atherton, Australia. The system was tracked for 11 days.
Tropical Storm Olga (2010): track and historyOlga formed in the Atlantic in December 2007 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1003 mb. It made 2 landfalls, first near Manatí, Puerto Rico and last near Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Tropical Storm Olga (2007): track and historyOlga formed in the Atlantic in November 2001 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 973 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 12 days.
Hurricane Olga (2001): track and historyOlga formed in the Southern Hemisphere in March 2000 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm Olga (2000): track and historyOlga formed in the West Pacific in July 1999 and peaked as a Category 1 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb. It made landfall near Koksan-ŭp, North Korea. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Typhoon Olga (1999): track and historyOlga formed in the Southern Hemisphere in April 1981 and peaked as a Category 4 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 940 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 14 days.
Cyclone Olga (1981): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olga 2010 | Atherton, Australia | 2010-01-24 18:00 | 30 mph / 45 km/h |
| Olga 2010 | 17.9°S 140.8°E | 2010-01-29 21:00 | 45 mph / 70 km/h |
| Olga 2007 | Manatí, Puerto Rico | 2007-12-11 07:00 | 45 mph / 75 km/h |
| Olga 2007 | Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | 2007-12-11 18:00 | 60 mph / 95 km/h |
| Olga 1999 | Koksan-ŭp, North Korea | 1999-08-03 15:00 | 50 mph / 85 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 2019, 2007 and 2001, Olga was the 15th name used in the Atlantic season.
Storms named Olga 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 Cyclone Olga in 2024, in the Southern Hemisphere. It formed on April 4, peaked at 130 mph (215 km/h) and lasted 7 days. It did not make landfall. Olga is the 15th name on the 2031 list of Atlantic names. Before that, the name was used in 2019, 2010, 2007, 2001, 2000, 1999 and 1981.
Cyclone Olga in 1981 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 cyclone with winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 940 mb. It formed in the Southern Hemisphere in April. The weakest of the eight, in 2019, peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h).