2000 Central Pacific hurricane season
Jun 1, 2000 – Nov 30, 2000 · Season ended
The 2000 Central Pacific hurricane season produced 2 named storms, 0 hurricanes and 0 major hurricanes, against a 1991–2020 average of 1.6, 0.8 and 0.5. Its accumulated cyclone energy was 2, 7% of the average.
2000 season at a glance
- Named storms: 2 (1991–2020 average 1.6).
- Hurricanes (64 kt+): 0 (average 0.8).
- Major, 96 kt+: 0 (average 0.5).
- Accumulated cyclone energy: 1.7, 7% of the 24 average.
- Named-storm days: 3.0, counting each six-hourly fix at 34 kt or more as a quarter day.
- First named storm: Upana, July 20.
- First hurricane: none.
- Last storm to dissipate: Chanchu, July 30.
- All systems tracked: 2, every one of which reached 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 2000 season
- Upana: Upana formed in the Central Pacific in July 2000 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
- Chanchu: Chanchu formed in the Central Pacific in July 2000 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 996 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 4 days.
Each summary is built from the storm’s best track.
Strongest storm of 2000
Tropical Storm Chanchu was the strongest storm of the season, peaking at 45 mph (75 km/h), with a lowest pressure of 996 mb, on July 29. It stayed below hurricane strength (64 kt, 74 mph).
55 Central Pacific storms since 1980 peaked higher, and 6 matched it. It produced 35% of the season’s accumulated cyclone energy.
Landfalls in 2000
No storm in the 2000 Central Pacific hurricane season made landfall, according to the best track.
How 2000 ranks since 1980
The season ranks 8th of 47 Central Pacific seasons since 1980 for named storms (tied with 12 other seasons), 27th for hurricanes (tied with 20 other seasons) and 32nd for accumulated cyclone energy.
The record since 1980 is 7 named storms, in 2015, and the highest ACE is 167, in 1992.
2000 storm names
The 2000 season used 2 names: Upana, Chanchu.
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.
2000 season FAQ
How many named storms were there in 2000?
The 2000 Central Pacific hurricane season had 2 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. The first to form was Upana and the last was Chanchu.
What was the strongest storm of 2000?
Tropical Storm Chanchu. It peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h, 40 kt) with a lowest pressure of 996 mb on July 29. It stayed below hurricane strength (64 kt, 74 mph). 55 Central Pacific storms since 1980 peaked higher. It produced 35% of the season’s accumulated cyclone energy.
When did the 2000 season end?
The official season ended on November 30, 2000, as it does every year in the Atlantic, eastern Pacific and Central Pacific. The last system, Chanchu, 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.