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Tropical cyclones Current storms, the season, accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) since 1851

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The storms of the 2026 season

Tracks of the season’s storms, coloured on the Saffir–Simpson scale; current cyclones pulse at their latest position.

  • Tropical depression
  • Tropical storm
  • Category 1
  • Category 3
  • Category 5
Current cyclones
1
Vance 95 kt
Global ACE 2026
931 10⁴ kt²
93 storms, 41 hurricanes/typhoons
Most intense of 2026
Champi
159 kt · Category 5 · 895 hPa
IBTrACS v04, International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (NOAA NCEI) · U.S. Government work, public domain (NOAA NCEI); cite Knapp et al. (2010) · 10/23/26 Tropical cyclones of the moment (IBTrACS ACTIVE and NHC advisories) · U.S. Government work, public domain · 10/24/26

Six-hourly positions (IBTrACS), 1-minute maximum sustained winds. Current storms combine IBTrACS ACTIVE and NHC advisories; provisional data.

Right now

Current and recent storms Tropical cyclones of the moment (IBTrACS ACTIVE and NHC advisories) · U.S. Government work, public domain · 10/24/26
Tracks of the systems of the last weeks (IBTrACS ACTIVE); circles mark the active cyclones. For the Atlantic and eastern Pacific, position and intensity come from the latest NHC advisory. Only official advisories are authoritative.
Active cyclones
NameBasinPosition at (UTC)PositionMax windMin pressureCategorySource
VanceEastern North Pacific2026-10-24 03:00 UTC12°N 102.6°W95 kt965 hPaCategory 2NHC ↗
Updated 2026-10-24 04:00 UTC. 1-minute sustained winds (NHC, JTWC); provisional data.

The 2026 season

Global ACE of the season
931 10⁴ kt²
current season, provisional
 
IBTrACS v04, International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (NOAA NCEI) · U.S. Government work, public domain (NOAA NCEI); cite Knapp et al. (2010) · 10/23/26
Named storms, world
93
of which 41 hurricanes/typhoons and 29 major
 
IBTrACS v04, International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (NOAA NCEI) · U.S. Government work, public domain (NOAA NCEI); cite Knapp et al. (2010) · 10/23/26
North Atlantic ACE
19 10⁴ kt²
10 storms, 1 hurricanes
 
IBTrACS v04, International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (NOAA NCEI) · U.S. Government work, public domain (NOAA NCEI); cite Knapp et al. (2010) · 10/23/26
Storms in the catalogue
4,191
1980 → 2027
 
IBTrACS v04, International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (NOAA NCEI) · U.S. Government work, public domain (NOAA NCEI); cite Knapp et al. (2010) · 10/23/26
Tracks of the 2026 season IBTrACS v04, International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (NOAA NCEI) · U.S. Government work, public domain (NOAA NCEI); cite Knapp et al. (2010) · 10/23/26
Every storm that reached 34 kt (IBTrACS). Colour by the wind at the time. In the southern hemisphere the season runs from July to June and is named after the year it ends.

Over the long term

Global accumulated cyclone energy since 1981 IBTrACS v04, International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (NOAA NCEI) · U.S. Government work, public domain (NOAA NCEI); cite Knapp et al. (2010) · 10/23/26
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ACE = sum of the squared maximum wind (knots) every 6 hours while the system is tropical or subtropical at 34 kt or more, divided by 10⁴. It combines number, duration and intensity of storms. The latest season is provisional.
ACE per basin IBTrACS v04, International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (NOAA NCEI) · U.S. Government work, public domain (NOAA NCEI); cite Knapp et al. (2010) · 10/23/26 IBTrACS v04, International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (NOAA NCEI) · U.S. Government work, public domain (NOAA NCEI); cite Knapp et al. (2010) · 10/23/26 IBTrACS v04, International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (NOAA NCEI) · U.S. Government work, public domain (NOAA NCEI); cite Knapp et al. (2010) · 10/23/26 IBTrACS v04, International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (NOAA NCEI) · U.S. Government work, public domain (NOAA NCEI); cite Knapp et al. (2010) · 10/23/26 IBTrACS v04, International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (NOAA NCEI) · U.S. Government work, public domain (NOAA NCEI); cite Knapp et al. (2010) · 10/23/26
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The western North Pacific (typhoons) holds about a third of the world’s cyclone energy. Basins vary in opposite directions with ENSO: El Niño favours the Pacific and holds back the Atlantic.
Number of storms per season, world IBTrACS v04, International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (NOAA NCEI) · U.S. Government work, public domain (NOAA NCEI); cite Knapp et al. (2010) · 10/23/26 IBTrACS v04, International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (NOAA NCEI) · U.S. Government work, public domain (NOAA NCEI); cite Knapp et al. (2010) · 10/23/26 IBTrACS v04, International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (NOAA NCEI) · U.S. Government work, public domain (NOAA NCEI); cite Knapp et al. (2010) · 10/23/26
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Named storms (≥ 34 kt), hurricanes and typhoons (≥ 64 kt), major cyclones (≥ 96 kt, category 3 and above), from each storm’s maximum wind.
North Atlantic ACE since 1851 HURDAT2 Atlantic hurricane database (NOAA NHC) · U.S. Government work, public domain · 10/23/26
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HURDAT2 (NHC), re-analysed season by season. Before satellites (1966), and especially before reconnaissance aircraft (1944), storms far from coasts and shipping lanes were missed: the early record is underestimated (values flagged estimated).
Storms, hurricanes and major hurricanes in the Atlantic since 1851 HURDAT2 Atlantic hurricane database (NOAA NHC) · U.S. Government work, public domain · 10/23/26 HURDAT2 Atlantic hurricane database (NOAA NHC) · U.S. Government work, public domain · 10/23/26 HURDAT2 Atlantic hurricane database (NOAA NHC) · U.S. Government work, public domain · 10/23/26
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Counts per season from each storm’s maximum wind in HURDAT2.
The most intense storms since 1980
#NameSeasonBasinMax windMin pressureACE
1Patricia2015Eastern North Pacific185 kt872 hPa17,3
2Surigae2021Western North Pacific170 kt882 hPa45,3
3Goni2020Western North Pacific170 kt884 hPa26,6
4Meranti2016Western North Pacific170 kt895 hPa28,9
5Haiyan2013Western North Pacific170 kt895 hPa38,2
6Halong2019Western North Pacific165 kt888 hPa24,9
7Mawar2023Western North Pacific165 kt891 hPa54,9
8Melissa2025North Atlantic165 kt892 hPa34,3
9Bolaven2023Western North Pacific165 kt897 hPa28,7
10Allen1980North Atlantic165 kt899 hPa52,3
11Wilma2005North Atlantic160 kt882 hPa38,9
12Gilbert1988North Atlantic160 kt888 hPa32,8
Ranked by 1-minute maximum sustained wind (US agencies’ estimate where available), then by minimum pressure. Wind estimates depend on methods (Dvorak, aircraft) and agencies.
List of storms (IBTrACS) IBTrACS v04, International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (NOAA NCEI) · U.S. Government work, public domain (NOAA NCEI); cite Knapp et al. (2010) · 10/23/26
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NameSeasonBasinDatesMax windMin pressureCategoryACE
Riley2019South Indian Ocean2019-01-20 → 02-0475 kt970 hPaCategory 18,3
Unnamed2019South Indian Ocean2019-01-18 → 01-2940 kt998 hPaTropical storm0,7
Desmond2019South Indian Ocean2019-01-17 → 01-2145 kt989 hPaTropical storm1,1
Mona2019South Pacific2018-12-31 → 01-0950 kt989 hPaTropical storm3,1
Pabuk2018Western North Pacific2018-12-30 → 01-0750 kt996 hPaTropical storm2,5
Penny2019South Pacific2018-12-28 → 01-0955 kt987 hPaTropical storm5,5
Cilida2019South Indian Ocean2018-12-16 → 12-28135 kt925 hPaCategory 420,6
Kenanga2019South Indian Ocean2018-12-14 → 12-24115 kt944 hPaCategory 416,5
Phethai2018North Indian Ocean2018-12-12 → 12-1755 kt989 hPaTropical storm2,0
Owen2019South Pacific2018-11-29 → 12-2185 kt965 hPaCategory 29,3
Man-Yi2018Western North Pacific2018-11-19 → 11-3095 kt959 hPaCategory 213,5
Gaja2018North Indian Ocean2018-11-10 → 11-1980 kt963 hPaCategory 15,5
Bouchra2019South Indian Ocean2018-11-09 → 11-2160 kt977 hPaTropical storm4,6
Usagi2018Western North Pacific2018-11-06 → 11-2690 kt971 hPaCategory 25,5
Alcide2019South Indian Ocean2018-11-04 → 11-15115 kt952 hPaCategory 410,4
Xavier2018Eastern North Pacific2018-11-01 → 11-0855 kt995 hPaTropical storm2,8
Oscar2018North Atlantic2018-10-26 → 11-0495 kt952 hPaCategory 29,0
Yutu2018Western North Pacific2018-10-20 → 11-03150 kt904 hPaCategory 551,7
Vicente2018Eastern North Pacific2018-10-18 → 10-2345 kt1002 hPaTropical storm2,2
Willa2018Eastern North Pacific2018-10-18 → 10-24140 kt925 hPaCategory 515,7
Tara2018Eastern North Pacific2018-10-14 → 10-1655 kt995 hPaTropical storm1,3
Nadine2018North Atlantic2018-10-08 → 10-1255 kt995 hPaTropical storm2,7
Titli2018North Indian Ocean2018-10-07 → 10-12105 kt944 hPaCategory 36,2
Michael2018North Atlantic2018-10-06 → 10-15140 kt919 hPaCategory 512,5
Luban2018North Indian Ocean2018-10-05 → 10-1485 kt959 hPaCategory 28,2
Sergio2018Eastern North Pacific2018-09-29 → 10-12120 kt942 hPaCategory 435,7
Kong-Rey2018Western North Pacific2018-09-27 → 10-07150 kt906 hPaCategory 525,4
Walaka2018Eastern North Pacific2018-09-26 → 10-07140 kt921 hPaCategory 524,8
Liua2019South Pacific2018-09-25 → 09-3045 kt989 hPaTropical storm1,5
Rosa2018Eastern North Pacific2018-09-25 → 10-02130 kt936 hPaCategory 417,0
Kirk2018North Atlantic2018-09-22 → 09-2855 kt998 hPaTropical storm3,2
Leslie2018North Atlantic2018-09-21 → 10-1380 kt968 hPaCategory 121,3
Trami2018Western North Pacific2018-09-20 → 10-03140 kt914 hPaCategory 535,6
Daye2018North Indian Ocean2018-09-19 → 09-2235 kt995 hPaTropical storm0,4
Unnamed2019South Indian Ocean2018-09-13 → 09-1945 kt1002 hPaTropical storm1,3
Joyce2018North Atlantic2018-09-11 → 09-2145 kt995 hPaTropical storm2,4
Barijat2018Western North Pacific2018-09-08 → 09-1345 kt996 hPaTropical storm2,0
Isaac2018North Atlantic2018-09-07 → 09-1465 kt995 hPaCategory 16,8
Helene2018North Atlantic2018-09-07 → 09-1795 kt967 hPaCategory 215,7
Paul2018Eastern North Pacific2018-09-07 → 09-1440 kt1002 hPaTropical storm1,2
Mangkhut2018Western North Pacific2018-09-06 → 09-17155 kt896 hPaCategory 547,0
Gordon2018North Atlantic2018-09-02 → 09-0760 kt996 hPaTropical storm2,3
Olivia2018Eastern North Pacific2018-08-31 → 09-14115 kt951 hPaCategory 425,0
Florence2018North Atlantic2018-08-30 → 09-18130 kt937 hPaCategory 439,7
Norman2018Eastern North Pacific2018-08-27 → 09-10130 kt937 hPaCategory 436,8
Jebi2018Western North Pacific2018-08-26 → 09-07155 kt907 hPaCategory 537,7
Miriam2018Eastern North Pacific2018-08-25 → 09-0285 kt974 hPaCategory 210,6
Cimaron2018Western North Pacific2018-08-16 → 08-24115 kt936 hPaCategory 413,1
Soulik2018Western North Pacific2018-08-14 → 08-30105 kt942 hPaCategory 322,3
Ernesto2018North Atlantic2018-08-14 → 08-1940 kt999 hPaTropical storm1,5
Method and sources

IBTrACS (NOAA NCEI) merges the best tracks of every WMO Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre and of the JTWC. The first import reads every storm since 1980, the following ones the last three years: provisional tracks are replaced as agencies finalise them. Only storms reaching 34 kt are kept. The wind used is the 1-minute mean of the US agencies (NHC, CPHC, JTWC), else that of the WMO agency.

ACE is computed from the synoptic fixes (00, 06, 12 and 18 UTC) of the tropical and subtropical stages (Bell et al., 2000). For the Atlantic, HURDAT2 (NHC) extends the series back to 1851; the latest release is picked from the NHC directory. Current storms combine IBTrACS ACTIVE and the NHC CurrentStorms feed.

Reading these data
Agencies’ winds differ (1-, 3- or 10-minute means, estimation methods): comparisons between basins and over time are approximate. Early decades are incomplete. The current season is provisional. This site is not a warning service: follow official advisories (NHC, Météo-France La Réunion, JMA, IMD…).
SOURCES OF THIS PAGE
IBTrACS v04, International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (NOAA NCEI)
Knapp, K. R., Kruk, M. C., Levinson, D. H., Diamond, H. J., Neumann, C. J. (2010). The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS). BAMS 91, 363–376; Gahtan, J., et al. (2024). IBTrACS Project, Version 4r01. NOAA NCEI. · doi:10.25921/82ty-9e16 · source page ↗
Licence : U.S. Government work, public domain (NOAA NCEI); cite Knapp et al. (2010) · retrieved on Oct 23, 2026 · SHA-256 a05c71f5c3d4…
Tropical cyclones of the moment (IBTrACS ACTIVE and NHC advisories)
IBTrACS v04r01 ACTIVE storms (provisional tracks from the WMO centres and JTWC) and NHC CurrentStorms.json (Atlantic, eastern and central Pacific advisories). · source page ↗
Licence : U.S. Government work, public domain · retrieved on Oct 24, 2026 · SHA-256 b2f674948880…
HURDAT2 Atlantic hurricane database (NOAA NHC)
Landsea, C. W., Franklin, J. L. (2013). Atlantic hurricane database uncertainty and presentation of a new database format. Monthly Weather Review 141, 3576–3592 (HURDAT2, NOAA NHC). · doi:10.1175/MWR-D-12-00254.1 · source page ↗
Licence : U.S. Government work, public domain · retrieved on Oct 23, 2026 · SHA-256 75202780ce56…
Knapp et al. (2010)
Knapp, K. R., Kruk, M. C., Levinson, D. H., Diamond, H. J., Neumann, C. J. (2010). The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS): unifying tropical cyclone best track data. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 91, 363–376. · doi:10.1175/2009BAMS2755.1
Licence : Published literature; cited
Landsea et al. (2013)
Landsea, C. W., Franklin, J. L. (2013). Atlantic hurricane database uncertainty and presentation of a new database format. Monthly Weather Review 141, 3576–3592. · doi:10.1175/MWR-D-12-00254.1
Licence : Published literature; cited
Bell (2000)
Bell, G. D., et al. (2000). Climate assessment for 1999. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 81, S1–S50 (definition of ACE). · doi:10.1175/1520-0477(2000)81[s1:CAF]2.0.CO;2
Licence : Published literature; cited
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