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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 16:12 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
Jangmi2008Western North Pacific2008-09-23 → 10-04140 kt918 hPaCategory 520,6
Hagupit2008Western North Pacific2008-09-17 → 09-25125 kt929 hPaCategory 414,4
Unnamed2008North Indian Ocean2008-09-15 → 09-1945 kt989 hPaTropical storm0,8
Unnamed2008Western North Pacific2008-09-12 → 09-1535 kt996 hPaTropical storm0,2
Unnamed2008Western North Pacific2008-09-08 → 09-1235 kt996 hPaTropical storm0,6
Sinlaku2008Western North Pacific2008-09-07 → 09-23125 kt929 hPaCategory 430,6
Lowell2008Eastern North Pacific2008-09-06 → 09-1145 kt998 hPaTropical storm2,2
Karina2008Eastern North Pacific2008-09-02 → 09-0335 kt1000 hPaTropical storm0,2
Josephine2008North Atlantic2008-09-01 → 09-0955 kt994 hPaTropical storm3,1
Ike2008North Atlantic2008-09-01 → 09-15125 kt935 hPaCategory 439,2
Hanna2008North Atlantic2008-08-27 → 09-0875 kt977 hPaCategory 110,4
Unnamed2008Western North Pacific2008-08-24 → 08-2935 kt1000 hPaTropical storm0,1
Gustav2008North Atlantic2008-08-24 → 09-05135 kt941 hPaCategory 418,2
Julio2008Eastern North Pacific2008-08-23 → 08-2745 kt998 hPaTropical storm1,4
Nuri2008Western North Pacific2008-08-15 → 08-23100 kt948 hPaCategory 310,8
Fay2008North Atlantic2008-08-15 → 08-2860 kt986 hPaTropical storm7,3
Iselle2008Eastern North Pacific2008-08-13 → 08-2345 kt999 hPaTropical storm1,4
Vongfong2008Western North Pacific2008-08-12 → 08-1855 kt982 hPaTropical storm3,1
Unnamed2008Western North Pacific2008-08-10 → 08-1535 kt996 hPaTropical storm0,2
Phanfone2008Western North Pacific2008-08-09 → 08-1150 kt996 hPaTropical storm0,7
Hernan2008Eastern North Pacific2008-08-06 → 08-16105 kt956 hPaCategory 312,1
Kika2008Eastern North Pacific2008-08-04 → 08-1635 kt1007 hPaTropical storm1,6
Kammuri2008Western North Pacific2008-08-03 → 08-0850 kt985 hPaTropical storm1,6
Edouard2008North Atlantic2008-08-03 → 08-0655 kt996 hPaTropical storm1,7
Fung-Wong2008Western North Pacific2008-07-23 → 07-3195 kt952 hPaCategory 27,2
Genevieve2008Eastern North Pacific2008-07-21 → 07-3165 kt987 hPaCategory 15,7
Dolly2008North Atlantic2008-07-20 → 07-2685 kt963 hPaCategory 25,4
Cristobal2008North Atlantic2008-07-18 → 07-2355 kt998 hPaTropical storm3,7
Fausto2008Eastern North Pacific2008-07-16 → 07-2480 kt977 hPaCategory 110,1
Elida2008Eastern North Pacific2008-07-11 → 07-2190 kt970 hPaCategory 211,5
Kalmaegi2008Western North Pacific2008-07-11 → 07-2490 kt956 hPaCategory 25,4
Bertha2008North Atlantic2008-07-03 → 07-21110 kt952 hPaCategory 328,4
Douglas2008Eastern North Pacific2008-07-01 → 07-0635 kt1003 hPaTropical storm0,6
Cristina2008Eastern North Pacific2008-06-27 → 07-0245 kt999 hPaTropical storm1,4
Boris2008Eastern North Pacific2008-06-27 → 07-0670 kt985 hPaCategory 17,7
Fengshen2008Western North Pacific2008-06-17 → 06-26110 kt941 hPaCategory 311,9
Arthur2008North Atlantic2008-05-30 → 06-0140 kt1004 hPaTropical storm0,8
Alma2008Eastern North Pacific2008-05-28 → 05-3055 kt994 hPaTropical storm0,8
Nakri2008Western North Pacific2008-05-25 → 06-05125 kt929 hPaCategory 420,7
Halong2008Western North Pacific2008-05-14 → 05-2475 kt967 hPaCategory 14,9
Matmo2008Western North Pacific2008-05-13 → 05-1640 kt993 hPaTropical storm0,8
Rammasun2008Western North Pacific2008-05-06 → 05-14135 kt922 hPaCategory 417,5
Nargis2008North Indian Ocean2008-04-25 → 05-03115 kt937 hPaCategory 414,3
Durga2008South Indian Ocean2008-04-19 → 04-2640 kt993 hPaTropical storm1,1
Rosie2008South Indian Ocean2008-04-19 → 04-2450 kt985 hPaTropical storm1,9
Neoguri2008Western North Pacific2008-04-12 → 04-19100 kt948 hPaCategory 310,7
Pancho2008South Indian Ocean2008-03-23 → 03-30100 kt948 hPaCategory 39,0
Unnamed2008South Pacific2008-03-19 → 03-2535 kt996 hPaTropical storm0,5
Lola2008South Indian Ocean2008-03-18 → 03-3135 kt996 hPaTropical storm1,0
Kamba2008South Indian Ocean2008-03-05 → 03-14115 kt937 hPaCategory 410,9
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 9940f31a922f…
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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