Olivia is the 15th name on the 2030 list of East Pacific hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2030. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter O. Since 1982, seven storms have been named Olivia; the strongest, in 1994, peaked as a Category 4 hurricane.
No. Olivia is on the 2030 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).
Olivia is next scheduled for 2030, when the 2030 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. Olivia is name 15 of 24, and 32 of the 46 East Pacific seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Olivia formed in the East Pacific in September 2018 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 951 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 14 days.
Hurricane Olivia (2018): track and historyOlivia formed in the East Pacific in October 2012 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 4 days.
Tropical Storm Olivia (2012): track and historyOlivia formed in the East Pacific in October 2006 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 5 days.
Tropical Storm Olivia (2006): track and historyOlivia formed in the East Pacific in October 2000 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 994 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Tropical Storm Olivia (2000): track and historyOlivia formed in the Southern Hemisphere in April 1996 and peaked as a Category 4 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 925 mb. It made landfall near Karratha, Australia. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Cyclone Olivia (1996): track and historyOlivia formed in the East Pacific in September 1994 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 923 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Hurricane Olivia (1994): track and historyOlivia formed in the East Pacific in September 1982 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Hurricane Olivia (1982): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia 1996 | Karratha, Australia | 1996-04-10 12:00 | 145 mph / 230 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 2018, 2012, 2006, 2000 and 1994, Olivia was the 15th 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.
Storms named Olivia 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 Hurricane Olivia in 2018, in the East Pacific. It formed on September 1, peaked at 130 mph (215 km/h) and lasted 14 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 15th name used in that East Pacific season. Before that, the name was used in 2012, 2006, 2000, 1996, 1994 and 1982.
Hurricane Olivia in 1994 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 923 mb. It formed in the East Pacific in September. The weakest of the seven, in 2006, peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h).