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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 90 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 15:00 UTC12.9°N 103°W90 kt970 hPaCategory 2NHC ↗
Updated 2026-10-24 15:01 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
Rina2011North Atlantic2011-10-21 → 10-29100 kt966 hPaCategory 310,1
Unnamed2011North Indian Ocean2011-10-16 → 10-1935 kt996 hPaTropical storm0,2
Jova2011Eastern North Pacific2011-10-05 → 10-12110 kt955 hPaCategory 314,4
Irwin2011Eastern North Pacific2011-10-04 → 10-1885 kt976 hPaCategory 28,4
Nalgae2011Western North Pacific2011-09-26 → 10-05130 kt926 hPaCategory 413,5
Haitang2011Western North Pacific2011-09-23 → 09-2735 kt996 hPaTropical storm0,4
Philippe2011North Atlantic2011-09-22 → 10-0880 kt976 hPaCategory 115,9
Nesat2011Western North Pacific2011-09-22 → 09-30115 kt937 hPaCategory 413,2
Hilary2011Eastern North Pacific2011-09-21 → 10-03125 kt942 hPaCategory 431,2
Ophelia2011North Atlantic2011-09-20 → 10-04120 kt940 hPaCategory 418,7
Sonca2011Western North Pacific2011-09-13 → 09-2190 kt956 hPaCategory 28,1
Roke2011Western North Pacific2011-09-09 → 09-24115 kt937 hPaCategory 413,9
Maria2011North Atlantic2011-09-06 → 09-1670 kt983 hPaCategory 19,2
Nate2011North Atlantic2011-09-06 → 09-1165 kt994 hPaCategory 14,3
Kulap2011Western North Pacific2011-09-05 → 09-1040 kt993 hPaTropical storm0,7
Lee2011North Atlantic2011-09-01 → 09-0650 kt986 hPaTropical storm1,8
Noru2011Western North Pacific2011-09-01 → 09-0945 kt982 hPaTropical storm1,1
Unnamed2011North Atlantic2011-08-31 → 09-0340 kt1002 hPaTropical storm0,8
Katia2011North Atlantic2011-08-27 → 09-12120 kt942 hPaCategory 427,0
Jose2011North Atlantic2011-08-26 → 08-2940 kt1006 hPaTropical storm0,8
Talas2011Western North Pacific2011-08-23 → 09-0755 kt982 hPaTropical storm9,3
Nanmadol2011Western North Pacific2011-08-21 → 08-31140 kt918 hPaCategory 522,0
Irene2011North Atlantic2011-08-20 → 08-29105 kt942 hPaCategory 318,8
Harvey2011North Atlantic2011-08-18 → 08-2255 kt994 hPaTropical storm1,5
Greg2011Eastern North Pacific2011-08-16 → 08-2275 kt979 hPaCategory 14,7
Fernanda2011Eastern North Pacific2011-08-14 → 08-2160 kt992 hPaTropical storm3,2
Gert2011North Atlantic2011-08-13 → 08-1755 kt1000 hPaTropical storm1,9
Franklin2011North Atlantic2011-08-12 → 08-1540 kt1004 hPaTropical storm0,3
Merbok2011Western North Pacific2011-08-02 → 08-1175 kt967 hPaCategory 17,3
Emily2011North Atlantic2011-08-01 → 08-0745 kt1003 hPaTropical storm2,3
Eugene2011Eastern North Pacific2011-07-30 → 08-09120 kt942 hPaCategory 414,7
Don2011North Atlantic2011-07-27 → 07-3045 kt997 hPaTropical storm1,6
Muifa2011Western North Pacific2011-07-26 → 08-15140 kt918 hPaCategory 534,7
Nock-Ten2011Western North Pacific2011-07-23 → 07-3065 kt974 hPaCategory 14,5
Cindy2011North Atlantic2011-07-20 → 07-2360 kt994 hPaTropical storm2,3
Dora2011Eastern North Pacific2011-07-17 → 07-25135 kt929 hPaCategory 415,5
Bret2011North Atlantic2011-07-16 → 07-2360 kt995 hPaTropical storm3,3
Ma-On2011Western North Pacific2011-07-10 → 07-30115 kt937 hPaCategory 427,0
Calvin2011Eastern North Pacific2011-07-06 → 07-1370 kt984 hPaCategory 12,5
Arlene2011North Atlantic2011-06-28 → 06-3055 kt993 hPaTropical storm1,9
Meari2011Western North Pacific2011-06-20 → 06-2755 kt982 hPaTropical storm2,7
Beatriz2011Eastern North Pacific2011-06-18 → 06-2180 kt977 hPaCategory 13,0
Haima2011Western North Pacific2011-06-16 → 06-2535 kt993 hPaTropical storm0,9
Unnamed2011North Indian Ocean2011-06-16 → 06-2235 kt978 hPaTropical storm0,1
Unnamed2011North Indian Ocean2011-06-09 → 06-1235 kt996 hPaTropical storm0,4
Adrian2011Eastern North Pacific2011-06-06 → 06-14120 kt944 hPaCategory 412,2
Songda2011Western North Pacific2011-05-19 → 06-01140 kt918 hPaCategory 526,8
Aere2011Western North Pacific2011-05-05 → 05-1550 kt978 hPaTropical storm3,5
Errol2011South Indian Ocean2011-04-12 → 04-1855 kt982 hPaTropical storm2,5
Unnamed2011South Indian Ocean2011-04-11 → 04-1650 kt985 hPaTropical storm2,1
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 a51fc41ba88d…
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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