Raymond is the 17th name on the 2031 list of East Pacific hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2031. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter R. Since 1983, six storms have been named Raymond; the strongest, in 1989, peaked as a Category 4 hurricane.
No. Raymond is on the 2031 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).
Raymond 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. Raymond is name 17 of 24, and 26 of the 46 East Pacific seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Raymond formed in the East Pacific in October 2025 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 998 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 3 days.
Tropical Storm Raymond (2025): track and historyRaymond formed in the East Pacific in November 2019 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1001 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm Raymond (2019): track and historyRaymond formed in the East Pacific in October 2013 and peaked as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 951 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 12 days.
Hurricane Raymond (2013): track and historyRaymond formed in the Southern Hemisphere in December 2004 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 987 mb. The system was tracked for 11 days.
Tropical Storm Raymond (2004): track and historyRaymond formed in the East Pacific in September 1989 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 935 mb. It made 2 landfalls, first near Villa Alberto Andrés Alvarado Arámburo, Mexico and last near Bahía de Kino, Mexico. The system was tracked for 11 days.
Hurricane Raymond (1989): track and historyRaymond formed in the East Pacific in October 1983 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 13 days.
Hurricane Raymond (1983): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond 2004 | 15.1°S 125.6°E | 2005-01-02 18:00 | 50 mph / 85 km/h |
| Raymond 1989 | Villa Alberto Andrés Alvarado Arámburo, Mexico | 1989-10-04 23:00 | 50 mph / 85 km/h |
| Raymond 1989 | Bahía de Kino, Mexico | 1989-10-05 05:00 | 40 mph / 65 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 2025, 2019 and 2013, Raymond was the 17th 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 Raymond 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 Raymond in 2025, in the East Pacific. It formed on October 9, peaked at 60 mph (95 km/h) and lasted 3 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 17th name used in that East Pacific season. Before that, the name was used in 2019, 2013, 2004, 1989 and 1983.
Hurricane Raymond in 1989 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 935 mb. It formed in the East Pacific in September and made landfall near Villa Alberto Andrés Alvarado Arámburo, Mexico. The weakest of the six, in 2019, peaked at 50 mph (85 km/h).