2014 Central Pacific hurricane season
Jun 1, 2014 – Nov 30, 2014 · Season ended
The 2014 Central Pacific hurricane season produced 2 named storms, 1 hurricane and 0 major hurricanes, against a 1991–2020 average of 1.6, 0.8 and 0.5. Its accumulated cyclone energy was 16, 66% of the average.
2014 season at a glance
- Named storms: 2 (1991–2020 average 1.6).
- Hurricanes (64 kt+): 1 (average 0.8).
- Major, 96 kt+: 0 (average 0.5).
- Accumulated cyclone energy: 15.7, 66% of the 24 average.
- Named-storm days: 13.5, counting each six-hourly fix at 34 kt or more as a quarter day.
- First named storm: Wali, July 17.
- First hurricane: Ana, October 17.
- Last storm to dissipate: Ana, October 26.
- 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 2014 season
- Wali: Wali formed in the Central Pacific in July 2014 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1003 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 6 days.
- Ana: Ana formed in the Central Pacific in October 2014 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 16 days.
Each summary is built from the storm’s best track.
Strongest storm of 2014
Hurricane Ana was the strongest storm of the season, peaking at 85 mph (140 km/h), with a lowest pressure of 985 mb, on October 18. That is Category 1 strength on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
32 Central Pacific storms since 1980 peaked higher, and 2 matched it. It produced 96% of the season’s accumulated cyclone energy.
Landfalls in 2014
No storm in the 2014 Central Pacific hurricane season made landfall, according to the best track.
How 2014 ranks since 1980
The season ranks 8th of 47 Central Pacific seasons since 1980 for named storms (tied with 12 other seasons), 8th for hurricanes (tied with 18 other seasons) and 16th for accumulated cyclone energy.
The record since 1980 is 7 named storms, in 2015, and the highest ACE is 167, in 1992.
2014 storm names
The 2014 season used 2 names: Wali, Ana.
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.
2014 season FAQ
How many named storms were there in 2014?
The 2014 Central Pacific hurricane season had 2 named storms, 1 hurricane 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 Wali and the last was Ana.
What was the strongest storm of 2014?
Hurricane Ana. It peaked at 85 mph (140 km/h, 75 kt) with a lowest pressure of 985 mb on October 18. That is Category 1 strength on the Saffir-Simpson scale. 32 Central Pacific storms since 1980 peaked higher. It produced 96% of the season’s accumulated cyclone energy.
When did the 2014 season end?
The official season ended on November 30, 2014, as it does every year in the Atlantic, eastern Pacific and Central Pacific. The last system, Ana, dissipated on October 26. Storms that form in December still count toward that year: 2 Central Pacific storms since 1980 reached tropical-storm strength in December.