2008 Central Pacific hurricane season
Jun 1, 2008 – Nov 30, 2008 · Season ended
The 2008 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 2, 7% of the average.
2008 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: 1.6, 7% of the 24 average.
- Named-storm days: 3.3, counting each six-hourly fix at 34 kt or more as a quarter day.
- First named storm: Kika, August 7.
- First hurricane: none.
- Last storm to dissipate: Kika, August 16.
- 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 2008 season
| Storm | Dates | Peak | Min pressure | Landfall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kika | – | TS | 1007 mb | — |
- Kika: Kika formed in the Central Pacific in August 2008 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1007 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 12 days.
Each summary is built from the storm’s best track.
Strongest storm of 2008
Tropical Storm Kika was the strongest storm of the season, peaking at 40 mph (65 km/h), with a lowest pressure of 1007 mb, on August 7. It stayed below hurricane strength (64 kt, 74 mph).
62 Central Pacific storms since 1980 peaked higher, and 9 matched it. It produced 100% of the season’s accumulated cyclone energy.
Landfalls in 2008
No storm in the 2008 Central Pacific hurricane season made landfall, according to the best track.
How 2008 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 33rd for accumulated cyclone energy.
The record since 1980 is 7 named storms, in 2015, and the highest ACE is 167, in 1992.
2008 storm names
The 2008 season used 1 name: Kika.
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.
2008 season FAQ
How many named storms were there in 2008?
The 2008 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 Kika and the last was Kika.
What was the strongest storm of 2008?
Tropical Storm Kika. It peaked at 40 mph (65 km/h, 35 kt) with a lowest pressure of 1007 mb on August 7. It stayed below hurricane strength (64 kt, 74 mph). 62 Central Pacific storms since 1980 peaked higher. It produced 100% of the season’s accumulated cyclone energy.
When did the 2008 season end?
The official season ended on November 30, 2008, as it does every year in the Atlantic, eastern Pacific and Central Pacific. The last system, Kika, dissipated on August 16. Storms that form in December still count toward that year: 2 Central Pacific storms since 1980 reached tropical-storm strength in December.