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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
Jova1981Eastern North Pacific1981-09-14 → 09-2075 kt—Category 17,6
Clara1981Western North Pacific1981-09-12 → 10-02120 kt925 hPaCategory 414,3
Harvey1981North Atlantic1981-09-11 → 09-19115 kt946 hPaCategory 416,4
Gert1981North Atlantic1981-09-06 → 09-1590 kt988 hPaCategory 210,1
Floyd1981North Atlantic1981-09-03 → 09-12100 kt975 hPaCategory 313,8
Bill1981Western North Pacific1981-09-01 → 09-0885 kt960 hPaCategory 27,7
Emily1981North Atlantic1981-08-31 → 09-1180 kt966 hPaCategory 115,2
Irwin1981Eastern North Pacific1981-08-27 → 08-3145 kt—Tropical storm0,8
Agnes1981Western North Pacific1981-08-25 → 09-0695 kt950 hPaCategory 213,9
Hilary1981Eastern North Pacific1981-08-21 → 08-2875 kt—Category 15,9
Thad1981Western North Pacific1981-08-14 → 08-2485 kt955 hPaCategory 214,1
Warren1981Western North Pacific1981-08-14 → 08-2145 kt992 hPaTropical storm1,2
Vanessa1981Western North Pacific1981-08-14 → 08-2355 kt980 hPaTropical storm2,7
Greg1981Eastern North Pacific1981-08-13 → 08-2265 kt—Category 16,0
Dennis1981North Atlantic1981-08-07 → 08-2170 kt995 hPaCategory 16,4
Fernanda1981Eastern North Pacific1981-08-06 → 08-1290 kt—Category 29,1
Susan1981Western North Pacific1981-08-05 → 08-1460 kt980 hPaTropical storm4,1
Cindy1981North Atlantic1981-08-02 → 08-0550 kt1002 hPaTropical storm1,5
Roy1981Western North Pacific1981-08-01 → 08-1050 kt985 hPaTropical storm2,2
Phyllis1981Western North Pacific1981-07-31 → 08-0855 kt975 hPaTropical storm1,9
Unnamed1981Western North Pacific1981-07-31 → 08-0240 kt988 hPaTropical storm0,8
Ogden1981Western North Pacific1981-07-25 → 08-0165 kt975 hPaCategory 13,6
Nina1981Western North Pacific1981-07-20 → 07-2735 kt992 hPaTropical storm0,2
Eugene1981Eastern North Pacific1981-07-16 → 07-2145 kt—Tropical storm1,5
Maury1981Western North Pacific1981-07-13 → 07-2455 kt985 hPaTropical storm1,8
Dora1981Eastern North Pacific1981-07-10 → 07-1680 kt—Category 18,3
Calvin1981Eastern North Pacific1981-07-04 → 07-0845 kt—Tropical storm1,9
Bret1981North Atlantic1981-06-29 → 07-0160 kt996 hPaTropical storm2,0
Beatriz1981Eastern North Pacific1981-06-28 → 07-0475 kt—Category 17,5
Lynn1981Western North Pacific1981-06-26 → 07-0755 kt985 hPaTropical storm3,7
Kelly1981Western North Pacific1981-06-24 → 07-0575 kt975 hPaCategory 15,0
June1981Western North Pacific1981-06-14 → 06-2675 kt965 hPaCategory 17,5
Ike1981Western North Pacific1981-06-06 → 06-1765 kt965 hPaCategory 14,5
Adrian1981Eastern North Pacific1981-05-30 → 06-0440 kt—Tropical storm0,9
Paddy1981South Indian Ocean1981-05-21 → 05-3035 kt973 hPaTropical storm0,9
Arlene1981North Atlantic1981-05-06 → 05-0950 kt999 hPaTropical storm0,7
Holly1981Western North Pacific1981-04-27 → 05-1045 kt996 hPaTropical storm3,1
Gerald1981Western North Pacific1981-04-11 → 04-2360 kt980 hPaTropical storm3,2
Lisa1981South Indian Ocean1981-04-05 → 04-1540 kt—Tropical storm2,7
Olga1981South Indian Ocean1981-04-03 → 04-17120 kt940 hPaCategory 415,8
Klara1981South Indian Ocean1981-03-27 → 04-0840 kt—Tropical storm1,6
Unnamed1981South Pacific1981-03-26 → 03-3135 kt995 hPaTropical storm0,4
Fran1981South Pacific1981-03-17 → 03-2350 kt985 hPaTropical storm1,8
Freda1981Western North Pacific1981-03-10 → 03-18100 kt945 hPaCategory 311,4
Max1981South Pacific1981-03-09 → 03-18100 kt960 hPaCategory 313,8
Tahmar1981South Pacific1981-03-08 → 03-1265 kt970 hPaCategory 12,2
Johanne1981South Indian Ocean1981-03-01 → 03-1080 kt—Category 15,5
Esau1981South Pacific1981-03-01 → 03-0550 kt980 hPaTropical storm2,2
Freda1981South Pacific1981-02-24 → 03-0875 kt955 hPaCategory 111,8
Neil1981South Indian Ocean1981-02-23 → 03-06100 kt940 hPaCategory 318,0
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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