Richard is the 17th name on the 2028 list of Atlantic hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2028. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter R. It is the only storm named Richard in our archive, which covers every ocean since 1980.
No. Richard is on the 2028 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).
Richard is next scheduled for 2028, when the 2028 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. Richard is name 17 of 21, and 11 of the 46 Atlantic seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Richard formed in the Atlantic in October 2010 and peaked as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 977 mb. It made landfall near Dangriga, Belize. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Hurricane Richard (2010): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard 2010 | Dangriga, Belize | 2010-10-25 00:30 | 100 mph / 155 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 2010, Richard was the 17th name used in the Atlantic season.
The most recent was Hurricane Richard in 2010, in the Atlantic. It formed on October 19, peaked at 100 mph (155 km/h) and lasted 7 days. It made landfall near Dangriga, Belize. It was the 17th name used in that Atlantic season. It is the only storm named Richard in our archive, which covers every ocean since 1980.