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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.

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Current cyclones

Vance 75 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 · 10/25/26

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 · 10/25/26

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

Name	Basin	Position at (UTC)	Position	Max wind	Min pressure	Category	Source
Vance	Eastern North Pacific	2026-10-25 09:00 UTC	14.3°N 103.4°W	75 kt	980 hPa	Category 1	NHC ↗

Updated 2026-10-25 08:40 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

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

#	Name	Season	Basin	Max wind	Min pressure	ACE
1	Patricia	2015	Eastern North Pacific	185 kt	872 hPa	17,3
2	Surigae	2021	Western North Pacific	170 kt	882 hPa	45,3
3	Goni	2020	Western North Pacific	170 kt	884 hPa	26,6
4	Meranti	2016	Western North Pacific	170 kt	895 hPa	28,9
5	Haiyan	2013	Western North Pacific	170 kt	895 hPa	38,2
6	Halong	2019	Western North Pacific	165 kt	888 hPa	24,9
7	Mawar	2023	Western North Pacific	165 kt	891 hPa	54,9
8	Melissa	2025	North Atlantic	165 kt	892 hPa	34,3
9	Bolaven	2023	Western North Pacific	165 kt	897 hPa	28,7
10	Allen	1980	North Atlantic	165 kt	899 hPa	52,3
11	Wilma	2005	North Atlantic	160 kt	882 hPa	38,9
12	Gilbert	1988	North Atlantic	160 kt	888 hPa	32,8

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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Name	Season	Basin	Dates	Max wind	Min pressure	Category	ACE
Cora	1999	South Pacific	1998-12-20 → 12-30	90 kt	960 hPa	Category 2	11,6
Unnamed	1999	South Pacific	1998-12-20 → 12-23	50 kt	—	Tropical storm	1,3
Unnamed	1999	South Pacific	1998-12-13 → 12-18	35 kt	—	Tropical storm	0,6
Unnamed	1998	North Indian Ocean	1998-12-11 → 12-17	65 kt	993 hPa	Category 1	4,7
Gil	1998	Western North Pacific	1998-12-08 → 12-12	35 kt	992 hPa	Tropical storm	0,9
Faith	1998	Western North Pacific	1998-12-07 → 12-14	90 kt	970 hPa	Category 2	10,5
Billy	1999	South Indian Ocean	1998-12-01 → 12-07	65 kt	965 hPa	Category 1	3,7
Thelma	1999	South Pacific	1998-11-30 → 12-15	135 kt	920 hPa	Category 4	28,3
Nicole	1998	North Atlantic	1998-11-23 → 12-02	75 kt	979 hPa	Category 1	7,6
Elvis	1998	Western North Pacific	1998-11-22 → 11-26	45 kt	992 hPa	Tropical storm	1,3
Dawn	1998	Western North Pacific	1998-11-16 → 11-20	45 kt	998 hPa	Tropical storm	0,8
Unnamed	1998	Western North Pacific	1998-11-15 → 11-23	75 kt	984 hPa	Category 1	3,8
Unnamed	1998	North Indian Ocean	1998-11-12 → 11-16	85 kt	982 hPa	Category 2	4,0
Chip	1998	Western North Pacific	1998-11-10 → 11-14	50 kt	994 hPa	Tropical storm	1,7
Alison	1999	South Indian Ocean	1998-11-06 → 11-13	70 kt	955 hPa	Category 1	6,9
Mitch	1998	North Atlantic	1998-10-21 → 11-09	155 kt	905 hPa	Category 5	35,9
Lester	1998	Eastern North Pacific	1998-10-14 → 10-26	100 kt	965 hPa	Category 3	23,7
Babs	1998	Western North Pacific	1998-10-11 → 10-29	135 kt	940 hPa	Category 4	31,5
Unnamed	1998	North Indian Ocean	1998-10-11 → 10-17	35 kt	994 hPa	Tropical storm	0,7
Kay	1998	Eastern North Pacific	1998-10-10 → 10-16	65 kt	987 hPa	Category 1	2,2
Unnamed	1998	Western North Pacific	1998-10-10 → 10-12	50 kt	—	Tropical storm	1,4
Madeline	1998	Eastern North Pacific	1998-10-09 → 10-19	75 kt	979 hPa	Category 1	6,8
Zeb	1998	Western North Pacific	1998-10-07 → 10-19	155 kt	900 hPa	Category 5	28,3
Zelia	1999	South Indian Ocean	1998-10-05 → 10-10	45 kt	990 hPa	Tropical storm	2,1
Lisa	1998	North Atlantic	1998-10-04 → 10-09	65 kt	995 hPa	Category 1	5,0
Unnamed	1998	North Indian Ocean	1998-09-28 → 09-30	35 kt	—	Tropical storm	0,4
Unnamed	1999	South Indian Ocean	1998-09-27 → 10-02	35 kt	—	Tropical storm	0,5
Yanni	1998	Western North Pacific	1998-09-24 → 10-01	80 kt	965 hPa	Category 1	5,2
Karl	1998	North Atlantic	1998-09-23 → 09-29	90 kt	970 hPa	Category 2	7,5
Jeanne	1998	North Atlantic	1998-09-21 → 10-04	90 kt	969 hPa	Category 2	18,8
Ivan	1998	North Atlantic	1998-09-18 → 09-27	80 kt	975 hPa	Category 1	9,3
Waldo	1998	Western North Pacific	1998-09-18 → 09-21	45 kt	994 hPa	Tropical storm	0,9
Hermine	1998	North Atlantic	1998-09-17 → 09-20	40 kt	999 hPa	Tropical storm	0,6
Vicki	1998	Western North Pacific	1998-09-15 → 09-24	90 kt	960 hPa	Category 2	9,9
Georges	1998	North Atlantic	1998-09-15 → 10-01	135 kt	937 hPa	Category 4	39,4
Todd	1998	Western North Pacific	1998-09-14 → 09-20	130 kt	955 hPa	Category 4	10,8
Stella	1998	Western North Pacific	1998-09-09 → 09-18	65 kt	965 hPa	Category 1	4,7
Frances	1998	North Atlantic	1998-09-08 → 09-13	55 kt	990 hPa	Tropical storm	1,6
Javier	1998	Eastern North Pacific	1998-09-05 → 09-14	50 kt	995 hPa	Tropical storm	1,9
Earl	1998	North Atlantic	1998-08-31 → 09-08	85 kt	964 hPa	Category 2	3,9
Isis	1998	Eastern North Pacific	1998-08-29 → 09-03	65 kt	988 hPa	Category 1	2,7
Danielle	1998	North Atlantic	1998-08-24 → 09-08	90 kt	960 hPa	Category 2	23,1
Rex	1998	Western North Pacific	1998-08-22 → 09-08	115 kt	955 hPa	Category 4	37,7
Charley	1998	North Atlantic	1998-08-21 → 08-23	60 kt	1000 hPa	Tropical storm	0,8
Bonnie	1998	North Atlantic	1998-08-19 → 08-31	100 kt	954 hPa	Category 3	24,8
Howard	1998	Eastern North Pacific	1998-08-17 → 08-29	130 kt	932 hPa	Category 4	29,3
Georgette	1998	Eastern North Pacific	1998-08-09 → 08-17	100 kt	960 hPa	Category 3	11,2
Penny	1998	Western North Pacific	1998-08-05 → 08-11	60 kt	985 hPa	Tropical storm	2,4
Frank	1998	Eastern North Pacific	1998-08-03 → 08-09	40 kt	1001 hPa	Tropical storm	0,8
Otto	1998	Western North Pacific	1998-08-01 → 08-05	100 kt	970 hPa	Category 3	4,3

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 25, 2026 · SHA-256 64406d11b385…
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 ↗
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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
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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
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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
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Tropical cyclones Current storms, the season, accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) since 1851

The storms of the 2026 season

Right now

The 2026 season

Over the long term