1986 Central Pacific hurricane season
Jun 1, 1986 – Nov 30, 1986 · Season ended
The 1986 Central Pacific hurricane season produced 0 named storms, 0 hurricanes and 0 major hurricanes, against a 1991–2020 average of 1.6, 0.8 and 0.5.
1986 season at a glance
- Named storms: 0 (1991–2020 average 1.6).
- Hurricanes (64 kt+): 0 (average 0.8).
- Major, 96 kt+: 0 (average 0.5).
- Accumulated cyclone energy: 0.0, 0% of the 24 average.
- Named-storm days: 0.0, counting each six-hourly fix at 34 kt or more as a quarter day.
- First hurricane: none.
- Last storm to dissipate: Tropical Depression Unnamed, July 30.
- All systems tracked: 2, including 2 that stayed below tropical-storm strength.
Counts use 1-minute best-track winds: named storms reached 34 kt (39 mph), the next column 64 kt (74 mph) and major storms 96 kt (111 mph).
Every storm of the 1986 season
- Unnamed: This system formed in the Central Pacific in July 1986 and peaked as a tropical depression with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph (55 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 1 day.
- Unnamed: This system formed in the Central Pacific in July 1986 and peaked as a tropical depression with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph (55 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 1 day.
Each summary is built from the storm’s best track.
Landfalls in 1986
No storm in the 1986 Central Pacific hurricane season made landfall, according to the best track.
How 1986 ranks since 1980
The season ranks 37th of 47 Central Pacific seasons since 1980 for named storms (tied with 10 other seasons), 27th for hurricanes (tied with 20 other seasons) and 37th for accumulated cyclone energy (tied with 10 other seasons).
The record since 1980 is 7 named storms, in 2015, and the highest ACE is 167, in 1992.
1986 storm names
No storm in the 1986 season was named.
2 systems were tracked without a name and are listed by number.
Central Pacific names are used in order across years from four lists, so a season picks up where the last one stopped. See the Central Pacific name lists.
1986 season FAQ
How many named storms were there in 1986?
The 1986 Central Pacific hurricane season had 0 named storms, 0 hurricanes and 0 major hurricanes, from 2 systems tracked in all. The 1991–2020 average is 1.6 named storms, 0.8 at 64 kt or more and 0.5 major per season.
When did the 1986 season end?
The official season ended on November 30, 1986, as it does every year in the Atlantic, eastern Pacific and Central Pacific. The last system, Tropical Depression Unnamed, dissipated on July 30. Storms that form in December still count toward that year: 2 Central Pacific storms since 1980 reached tropical-storm strength in December.