2007 Central Pacific hurricane season
Jun 1, 2007 – Nov 30, 2007 · Season ended
The 2007 Central Pacific hurricane season produced 1 named storm, 0 hurricanes and 0 major hurricanes, against a 1991–2020 average of 1.6, 0.8 and 0.5. Its accumulated cyclone energy was 1, 4% of the average.
2007 season at a glance
- Named storms: 1 (1991–2020 average 1.6).
- Hurricanes (64 kt+): 0 (average 0.8).
- Major, 96 kt+: 0 (average 0.5).
- Accumulated cyclone energy: 1.0, 4% of the 24 average.
- Named-storm days: 1.8, counting each six-hourly fix at 34 kt or more as a quarter day.
- First named storm: Lingling, October 12.
- First hurricane: none.
- Last storm to dissipate: Lingling, October 15.
- All systems tracked: 1, 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 2007 season
| Storm | Dates | Peak | Min pressure | Landfall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingling | – | TS | 993 mb | — |
- Lingling: Lingling formed in the Central Pacific in October 2007 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 993 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Each summary is built from the storm’s best track.
Strongest storm of 2007
Tropical Storm Lingling was the strongest storm of the season, peaking at 45 mph (75 km/h), with a lowest pressure of 993 mb, on October 13. It stayed below hurricane strength (64 kt, 74 mph).
55 Central Pacific storms since 1980 peaked higher, and 6 matched it. It produced 100% of the season’s accumulated cyclone energy.
Landfalls in 2007
No storm in the 2007 Central Pacific hurricane season made landfall, according to the best track.
How 2007 ranks since 1980
The season ranks 21st of 47 Central Pacific seasons since 1980 for named storms (tied with 15 other seasons), 27th for hurricanes (tied with 20 other seasons) and 34th for accumulated cyclone energy.
The record since 1980 is 7 named storms, in 2015, and the highest ACE is 167, in 1992.
2007 storm names
The 2007 season used 1 name: Lingling.
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.
2007 season FAQ
How many named storms were there in 2007?
The 2007 Central Pacific hurricane season had 1 named storm, 0 hurricanes and 0 major hurricanes, from 1 system 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 Lingling and the last was Lingling.
What was the strongest storm of 2007?
Tropical Storm Lingling. It peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h, 40 kt) with a lowest pressure of 993 mb on October 13. It stayed below hurricane strength (64 kt, 74 mph). 55 Central Pacific storms since 1980 peaked higher. It produced 100% of the season’s accumulated cyclone energy.
When did the 2007 season end?
The official season ended on November 30, 2007, as it does every year in the Atlantic, eastern Pacific and Central Pacific. The last system, Lingling, dissipated on October 15. Storms that form in December still count toward that year: 2 Central Pacific storms since 1980 reached tropical-storm strength in December.