Rick is the 17th name on the 2027 list of East Pacific hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2027. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter R. Since 1985, six storms have been named Rick; the strongest, in 2009, peaked as a Category 5 hurricane.
No. Rick is on the 2027 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).
Rick is next scheduled for 2027, when the 2027 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. Rick is name 17 of 24, and 26 of the 46 East Pacific seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Rick formed in the East Pacific in October 2021 and peaked as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 977 mb. It made landfall near Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico. The system was tracked for 3 days.
Hurricane Rick (2021): track and historyRick formed in the East Pacific in November 2015 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1002 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Tropical Storm Rick (2015): track and historyRick formed in the East Pacific in October 2009 and peaked as a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph (285 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 906 mb. It made landfall near Mazatlán, Mexico. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Hurricane Rick (2009): track and historyRick formed in the East Pacific in November 1997 and peaked as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 973 mb. It made landfall near Bajos de Chila, Mexico. The system was tracked for 4 days.
Hurricane Rick (1997): track and historyRick formed in the West Pacific in August 1996 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Tropical Storm Rick (1996): track and historyRick formed in the East Pacific in September 1985 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 11 days.
Hurricane Rick (1985): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick 2021 | Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico | 2021-10-25 11:00 | 105 mph / 165 km/h |
| Rick 2009 | Mazatlán, Mexico | 2009-10-21 14:00 | 60 mph / 95 km/h |
| Rick 1997 | Bajos de Chila, Mexico | 1997-11-10 01:00 | 85 mph / 140 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 2021, 2015, 2009, 1997 and 1985, Rick was the 17th name used in the East Pacific season.
Storms named Rick 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 Rick in 2021, in the East Pacific. It formed on October 22, peaked at 105 mph (165 km/h) and lasted 3 days. It made landfall near Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico. It was the 17th name used in that East Pacific season. Before that, the name was used in 2015, 2009, 1997, 1996 and 1985.
Hurricane Rick in 2009 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 180 mph (285 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 906 mb. It formed in the East Pacific in October and made landfall near Mazatlán, Mexico. The weakest of the six, in 2015, peaked at 40 mph (65 km/h).