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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
4
Vance 60 kt · Olana 35 kt · Champi 51 kt
Global ACE 2026
949 10⁴ kt²
94 storms, 42 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) · 10/25/26 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
NameBasinPosition at (UTC)PositionMax windMin pressureCategorySource
VanceEastern North Pacific2026-10-25 21:00 UTC14.9°N 104.2°W60 kt994 hPaTropical stormNHC ↗
OlanaEastern North Pacific2026-10-25 21:00 UTC14.8°N 178°W35 kt1002 hPaTropical stormNHC ↗
ChampiWestern North Pacific2026-10-25 00:00 UTC29°N 124.7°E51 kt987 hPaTropical stormIBTrACS
In-FaWestern North Pacific2026-10-25 00:00 UTC11.5°N 165.3°E54 kt991 hPaTropical stormIBTrACS
Updated 2026-10-25 21:52 UTC. 1-minute sustained winds (NHC, JTWC); provisional data.

The 2026 season

Global ACE of the season
949 10⁴ 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) · 10/25/26 Current · provisional
Named storms, world
94
of which 42 hurricanes/typhoons and 30 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) · 10/25/26 Current · provisional
North Atlantic ACE
20 10⁴ 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) · 10/25/26 Current · provisional
Storms in the catalogue
4,192
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) · 10/25/26 Current · provisional
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) · 10/25/26
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) · 10/25/26 Current · provisional
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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) · 10/25/26 Current · provisional
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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) · 10/25/26 Current · provisional
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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 Current
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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 Current
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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) · 10/25/26
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NameSeasonBasinDatesMax windMin pressureCategoryACE
Verne1991Western North Pacific1991-11-02 → 11-1355 kt980 hPaTropical storm5,0
Thelma1991Western North Pacific1991-10-30 → 11-0845 kt992 hPaTropical storm2,0
Unnamed1991North Atlantic1991-10-28 → 11-0265 kt972 hPaCategory 12,5
Seth1991Western North Pacific1991-10-28 → 11-15130 kt925 hPaCategory 446,7
Grace1991North Atlantic1991-10-25 → 10-2990 kt980 hPaCategory 25,0
Ruth1991Western North Pacific1991-10-15 → 11-02145 kt895 hPaCategory 535,9
Fabian1991North Atlantic1991-10-14 → 10-1640 kt1002 hPaTropical storm0,8
Unnamed1992South Indian Ocean1991-10-11 → 10-2235 kt997 hPaTropical storm0,9
Marty1991Eastern North Pacific1991-10-07 → 10-1870 kt979 hPaCategory 17,6
Linda1991Eastern North Pacific1991-10-03 → 10-13105 kt957 hPaCategory 310,3
Pat1991Western North Pacific1991-09-30 → 10-14125 kt925 hPaCategory 423,3
Orchid1991Western North Pacific1991-09-30 → 10-15115 kt930 hPaCategory 424,9
Kevin1991Eastern North Pacific1991-09-24 → 10-12125 kt935 hPaCategory 452,1
Jimena1991Eastern North Pacific1991-09-20 → 10-01115 kt945 hPaCategory 433,3
Ignacio1991Eastern North Pacific1991-09-16 → 09-1955 kt994 hPaTropical storm1,9
Nat1991Western North Pacific1991-09-13 → 10-03110 kt950 hPaCategory 319,4
Luke1991Western North Pacific1991-09-13 → 09-2155 kt972 hPaTropical storm4,0
Mireille1991Western North Pacific1991-09-12 → 09-30130 kt925 hPaCategory 449,4
Unnamed1992South Indian Ocean1991-09-10 → 09-1345 kt—Tropical storm0,9
Erika1991North Atlantic1991-09-08 → 09-1250 kt997 hPaTropical storm2,0
Kinna1991Western North Pacific1991-09-07 → 09-1690 kt955 hPaCategory 27,2
Danny1991North Atlantic1991-09-06 → 09-1145 kt998 hPaTropical storm2,1
Claudette1991North Atlantic1991-09-04 → 09-14115 kt944 hPaCategory 414,0
Joel1991Western North Pacific1991-08-31 → 09-0855 kt985 hPaTropical storm1,6
Ivy1991Western North Pacific1991-08-30 → 09-12115 kt935 hPaCategory 420,1
Harry1991Western North Pacific1991-08-26 → 09-0240 kt984 hPaTropical storm0,9
Bob1991North Atlantic1991-08-15 → 08-28100 kt950 hPaCategory 38,0
Gladys1991Western North Pacific1991-08-13 → 08-2465 kt965 hPaCategory 17,6
Fred1991Western North Pacific1991-08-07 → 08-1895 kt960 hPaCategory 29,1
Hilda1991Eastern North Pacific1991-08-07 → 08-1455 kt992 hPaTropical storm3,1
Ellie1991Western North Pacific1991-08-07 → 08-1985 kt960 hPaCategory 211,8
Doug1991Western North Pacific1991-08-07 → 08-1035 kt—Tropical storm0,5
Guillermo1991Eastern North Pacific1991-08-03 → 08-1070 kt983 hPaCategory 16,0
Fefa1991Eastern North Pacific1991-07-29 → 08-07105 kt959 hPaCategory 319,6
Caitlin1991Western North Pacific1991-07-18 → 07-3095 kt940 hPaCategory 214,4
Enrique1991Eastern North Pacific1991-07-15 → 08-0165 kt987 hPaCategory 15,9
Brendan1991Western North Pacific1991-07-14 → 07-2570 kt980 hPaCategory 14,8
Amy1991Western North Pacific1991-07-12 → 07-20125 kt930 hPaCategory 411,9
Zeke1991Western North Pacific1991-07-05 → 07-1480 kt970 hPaCategory 15,1
Ana1991North Atlantic1991-06-29 → 07-0545 kt1000 hPaTropical storm1,3
Delores1991Eastern North Pacific1991-06-22 → 06-2875 kt979 hPaCategory 15,5
Carlos1991Eastern North Pacific1991-06-16 → 06-27105 kt955 hPaCategory 322,1
Blanca1991Eastern North Pacific1991-06-14 → 06-2155 kt994 hPaTropical storm3,5
Yunya1991Western North Pacific1991-06-11 → 06-17105 kt950 hPaCategory 36,9
Gritelle1991South Indian Ocean1991-06-04 → 06-1640 kt984 hPaTropical storm1,5
Unnamed1991North Indian Ocean1991-05-29 → 06-0250 kt990 hPaTropical storm1,1
Andres1991Eastern North Pacific1991-05-16 → 05-1955 kt994 hPaTropical storm2,5
Walt1991Western North Pacific1991-05-03 → 05-18140 kt915 hPaCategory 539,9
Lisa1991South Pacific1991-05-03 → 05-1880 kt972 hPaCategory 110,6
Unnamed1991North Indian Ocean1991-04-22 → 04-30140 kt918 hPaCategory 517,6
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 25, 2026 · SHA-256 9c00ce8a7cc3…
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 3d36cd3eaf70…
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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