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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 09:52 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
Dominic1982South Pacific1982-04-04 → 04-1470 kt950 hPaCategory 16,3
Bernie1982South Pacific1982-03-31 → 04-1395 kt945 hPaCategory 214,0
Odessa1982Western North Pacific1982-03-28 → 04-0475 kt965 hPaCategory 16,7
Nelson1982Western North Pacific1982-03-17 → 04-01105 kt935 hPaCategory 319,3
Justine1982South Indian Ocean1982-03-16 → 03-2775 kt941 hPaCategory 113,4
Unnamed1982South Indian Ocean1982-03-15 → 03-1940 kt—Tropical storm0,7
Mamie1982Western North Pacific1982-03-14 → 03-2460 kt990 hPaTropical storm6,3
Isaac1982South Pacific1982-02-26 → 03-0595 kt930 hPaCategory 24,8
Ian1982South Indian Ocean1982-02-23 → 03-0765 kt964 hPaCategory 15,0
Unnamed1982South Indian Ocean1982-02-22 → 02-2545 kt—Tropical storm1,2
Harriet1982South Indian Ocean1982-02-11 → 02-2035 kt988 hPaTropical storm0,5
Gabrielle1982South Indian Ocean1982-02-04 → 02-1144 kt984 hPaTropical storm0,2
Coral1982South Pacific1982-02-04 → 02-0635 kt996 hPaTropical storm0,0
Frida1982South Indian Ocean1982-01-31 → 02-0136 kt991 hPaTropical storm0,3
Electre1982South Indian Ocean1982-01-29 → 02-0645 kt984 hPaTropical storm1,4
Graham1982South Indian Ocean1982-01-26 → 02-0245 kt980 hPaTropical storm0,9
Hettie1982South Pacific1982-01-23 → 02-0570 kt965 hPaCategory 18,2
Abigail1982South Pacific1982-01-21 → 02-0765 kt965 hPaCategory 18,3
Errol1982South Indian Ocean1982-01-10 → 01-1850 kt980 hPaTropical storm3,5
Bruno1982South Pacific1982-01-10 → 01-2240 kt980 hPaTropical storm1,4
Daphne:fifi1982South Indian Ocean1982-01-10 → 01-2150 kt986 hPaTropical storm3,3
Chris:damia1982South Indian Ocean1982-01-04 → 01-23120 kt898 hPaCategory 432,6
Clarissee1982South Indian Ocean1981-12-28 → 01-0745 kt997 hPaTropical storm1,9
Lee1981Western North Pacific1981-12-20 → 12-2995 kt950 hPaCategory 27,9
Unnamed1982South Pacific1981-12-19 → 12-2645 kt988 hPaTropical storm0,9
Gyan1982South Pacific1981-12-18 → 12-29100 kt925 hPaCategory 35,7
Benedicte1982South Indian Ocean1981-12-16 → 12-2472 kt954 hPaCategory 12,1
Kit1981Western North Pacific1981-12-08 → 12-22115 kt925 hPaCategory 423,1
Unnamed1981North Indian Ocean1981-12-05 → 12-1075 kt—Category 15,0
Amelia1982South Pacific1981-11-30 → 12-0645 kt996 hPaTropical storm0,5
Jeff1981Western North Pacific1981-11-19 → 11-2635 kt1000 hPaTropical storm1,0
Unnamed1981North Indian Ocean1981-11-17 → 11-2075 kt—Category 14,7
Irma1981Western North Pacific1981-11-14 → 11-27135 kt905 hPaCategory 420,5
Hazen1981Western North Pacific1981-11-12 → 11-23100 kt955 hPaCategory 312,4
Unnamed1981North Atlantic1981-11-12 → 11-1760 kt978 hPaTropical storm6,2
Katrina1981North Atlantic1981-11-02 → 11-0775 kt980 hPaCategory 14,2
Armelle:bessi1982South Indian Ocean1981-11-01 → 11-2080 kt976 hPaCategory 111,7
Jose1981North Atlantic1981-10-29 → 11-0145 kt998 hPaTropical storm1,6
Unnamed1981North Indian Ocean1981-10-25 → 11-0260 kt—Tropical storm5,6
Otis1981Eastern North Pacific1981-10-23 → 10-2975 kt—Category 18,1
Alex1982South Indian Ocean1981-10-17 → 10-2785 kt—Category 211,9
Gay1981Western North Pacific1981-10-12 → 10-2395 kt950 hPaCategory 218,1
Fabian1981Western North Pacific1981-10-09 → 10-1645 kt994 hPaTropical storm0,6
Norma1981Eastern North Pacific1981-10-08 → 10-12110 kt—Category 311,0
Max1981Eastern North Pacific1981-10-07 → 10-1045 kt—Tropical storm1,1
Lidia1981Eastern North Pacific1981-10-06 → 10-0845 kt—Tropical storm0,9
Elsie1981Western North Pacific1981-09-22 → 10-06150 kt895 hPaCategory 536,1
Irene1981North Atlantic1981-09-21 → 10-03105 kt959 hPaCategory 322,2
Knut1981Eastern North Pacific1981-09-18 → 09-2155 kt—Tropical storm2,3
Doyle1981Western North Pacific1981-09-17 → 09-2480 kt965 hPaCategory 16,1
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 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 f20f8ca6db7d…
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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