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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 55 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 · 10/26/26

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 · 10/26/26
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 Pacific2026-10-26 09:00 UTC15.3°N 105.1°W55 kt995 hPaTropical stormNHC ↗
OlanaEastern North Pacific2026-10-26 09:00 UTC14.9°N 176.6°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 2026-10-26 08:42 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
Unnamed1985South Indian Ocean1985-01-12 → 01-1735 kt—Tropical storm0,9
Eric1985South Pacific1985-01-11 → 01-19100 kt955 hPaCategory 310,2
Celestina1985South Indian Ocean1985-01-09 → 01-2365 kt976 hPaCategory 19,5
Drena1985South Pacific1985-01-08 → 01-1550 kt987 hPaTropical storm2,2
Elsie1985Western North Pacific1985-01-04 → 01-1140 kt1000 hPaTropical storm0,4
Fabian1985Western North Pacific1985-01-03 → 01-1555 kt990 hPaTropical storm4,8
Unnamed1985South Pacific1984-12-26 → 12-2945 kt—Tropical storm1,2
Unnamed1985South Pacific1984-12-25 → 12-2845 kt987 hPaTropical storm1,4
Monica1985South Pacific1984-12-25 → 01-0270 kt982 hPaCategory 13,9
Frank1985South Indian Ocean1984-12-19 → 12-2775 kt950 hPaCategory 16,2
Lili1984North Atlantic1984-12-12 → 12-2470 kt980 hPaCategory 116,2
Unnamed1985South Indian Ocean1984-12-08 → 12-1335 kt—Tropical storm0,4
Emma1985South Indian Ocean1984-12-03 → 12-1345 kt967 hPaTropical storm2,7
Bobalahy1985South Indian Ocean1984-12-02 → 12-1255 kt984 hPaTropical storm4,4
Doyle1984Western North Pacific1984-11-30 → 12-11125 kt940 hPaCategory 415,8
Unnamed1984North Indian Ocean1984-11-27 → 12-0875 kt—Category 18,5
Anety1985South Indian Ocean1984-11-19 → 11-2336 kt1003 hPaTropical storm0,3
Clara1984Western North Pacific1984-11-11 → 11-22110 kt940 hPaCategory 318,6
Unnamed1985South Indian Ocean1984-11-09 → 11-1745 kt—Tropical storm2,3
Unnamed1984North Indian Ocean1984-11-08 → 11-1585 kt—Category 29,2
Bill1984Western North Pacific1984-11-07 → 11-23130 kt910 hPaCategory 434,2
Klaus1984North Atlantic1984-11-05 → 11-1380 kt971 hPaCategory 112,9
Simon1984Eastern North Pacific1984-10-30 → 11-0755 kt—Tropical storm3,4
Agnes1984Western North Pacific1984-10-27 → 11-09120 kt925 hPaCategory 421,7
Vanessa1984Western North Pacific1984-10-19 → 10-31155 kt880 hPaCategory 537,2
Warren1984Western North Pacific1984-10-16 → 11-0265 kt975 hPaCategory 19,1
Thad1984Western North Pacific1984-10-15 → 10-25120 kt935 hPaCategory 416,5
Unnamed1984North Indian Ocean1984-10-10 → 10-1545 kt—Tropical storm1,7
Susan1984Western North Pacific1984-10-09 → 10-1540 kt996 hPaTropical storm0,3
Roy1984Western North Pacific1984-10-08 → 10-1335 kt996 hPaTropical storm0,1
Rachel1984Eastern North Pacific1984-10-07 → 10-1655 kt—Tropical storm2,6
Josephine1984North Atlantic1984-10-07 → 10-2090 kt965 hPaCategory 219,5
Phyllis1984Western North Pacific1984-10-06 → 10-1480 kt975 hPaCategory 14,7
Ogden1984Western North Pacific1984-10-02 → 10-1070 kt980 hPaCategory 13,6
Maury1984Western North Pacific1984-09-26 → 10-0160 kt990 hPaTropical storm4,2
Polo1984Eastern North Pacific1984-09-25 → 10-03100 kt—Category 39,8
Nina1984Western North Pacific1984-09-25 → 10-0255 kt992 hPaTropical storm3,1
Isidore1984North Atlantic1984-09-25 → 10-0150 kt999 hPaTropical storm3,6
Hortense1984North Atlantic1984-09-22 → 10-0265 kt993 hPaCategory 17,5
Lynn1984Western North Pacific1984-09-22 → 09-2740 kt998 hPaTropical storm0,4
Odile1984Eastern North Pacific1984-09-17 → 09-2290 kt—Category 27,6
Gustav1984North Atlantic1984-09-16 → 09-1945 kt1006 hPaTropical storm0,6
Fran1984North Atlantic1984-09-15 → 09-2055 kt994 hPaTropical storm3,3
Norbert1984Eastern North Pacific1984-09-14 → 09-26115 kt—Category 439,7
Edouard1984North Atlantic1984-09-13 → 09-1555 kt998 hPaTropical storm0,8
Kelly1984Western North Pacific1984-09-10 → 09-1875 kt965 hPaCategory 16,8
Diana1984North Atlantic1984-09-08 → 09-16115 kt949 hPaCategory 415,2
Marie1984Eastern North Pacific1984-09-05 → 09-1080 kt—Category 17,6
Moke1984Eastern North Pacific1984-09-03 → 09-0545 kt—Tropical storm1,1
Cesar1984North Atlantic1984-08-30 → 09-0250 kt989 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 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 26, 2026 · SHA-256 79979a662699…
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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