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EASTERN PACIFIC · SEASON MAP

2002 Pacific hurricane season

Every recorded track, mapped · 17 storms · 24 May 2002–16 Nov 2002

ACCUMULATED CYCLONE ENERGY104.5
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2002 Pacific hurricane season: every recorded storm trackRecorded tracks of all 17 storms, colored by the wind category at each observation. Hover or focus a storm in the table to highlight its track.UNITED STATESMEXICOCUBACHINAJAPANPHILIPPINESINDIAGulf of MexicoAtlantic OceanPacific OceanPhilippine SeaArabian SeaBay of BengalAlma: 24 May–1 Jun, peak 100 kt, Category 3Boris: 8 Jun–11 Jun, peak 50 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 27 Jun–29 Jun, peak 30 kt, Tropical depressionCristina: 9 Jul–16 Jul, peak 55 kt, Tropical stormDouglas: 20 Jul–26 Jul, peak 90 kt, Category 2Elida: 23 Jul–30 Jul, peak 140 kt, Category 5Unnamed: 6 Aug–8 Aug, peak 30 kt, Tropical depressionFausto: 21 Aug–3 Sep, peak 125 kt, Category 4Alika: 21 Aug–28 Aug, peak 55 kt, Tropical stormGenevieve: 26 Aug–1 Sep, peak 60 kt, Tropical stormHernan: 30 Aug–6 Sep, peak 140 kt, Category 5Unnamed: 5 Sep–8 Sep, peak 30 kt, Tropical depressionIselle: 15 Sep–20 Sep, peak 60 kt, Tropical stormJulio: 25 Sep–26 Sep, peak 40 kt, Tropical stormKenna: 22 Oct–26 Oct, peak 145 kt, Category 5Lowell: 22 Oct–30 Oct, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 14 Nov–16 Nov, peak 30 kt, Tropical depression

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Whole season

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5Post-tropical
Every storm of the 2002 Pacific hurricane season. Column headers sort the list.
Alma–100Cat 39601,210
Boris–50Tropical storm997250
Unnamed–30Tropical depression1006660
Cristina–55Tropical storm9941,510
Douglas–90Cat 29702,020
Elida–140Cat 59212,570
Unnamed–30Tropical depression1008560
Fausto–125Cat 49364,240
Alika–55Tropical storm9951,820
Genevieve–60Tropical storm9891,240
Hernan–140Cat 59211,500
Unnamed–30Tropical depression1006650
Iselle–60Tropical storm990980
Julio–40Tropical storm1000350
Kenna–145Cat 59131,200
Lowell–45Tropical storm10021,290
Unnamed–30Tropical depression1006450

17 storms with an IBTrACS 2002 hurricane season record. Tracks are the archived center positions, first observation 24 May 2002, last 16 Nov 2002.

Tropical storms13

Tropical-stage US-agency wind of 34 kt or more

Hurricanes6

64 kt or more, one-minute sustained

Major (Category 3+)5

96 kt or more, Saffir–Simpson scale

Category 53

137 kt or more at any tropical-stage observation

Strongest stormKenna

145 kt · 167 mph / 269 km/h

Lowest pressure913 hPa

Kenna, 25 Oct 2002

Longest track record12.5 days

Fausto, full archive record

Storms without US-agency wind0

Mapped, but outside the counts above

QUICK ANSWERS

The 2002 season in brief

How many hurricanes were there in the 2002 Pacific hurricane season?

The archive records 6 hurricanes (one-minute winds of 64 kt or more) among 13 tropical storms, with 5 major hurricanes reaching 96 kt. Counts use US-agency winds during the tropical stage.

What was the strongest storm of the 2002 Pacific hurricane season?

Kenna, with a peak one-minute sustained wind of 145 kt (Category 5) on 25 Oct 2002, 00:00 UTC and a minimum central pressure of 913 hPa.

How many Category 5 storms were there in 2002?

3 storms in the 2002 Pacific hurricane season reached Category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale: Elida, Hernan, Kenna.

When did the 2002 Pacific hurricane season start and end?

The first tropical-stage observation is on 24 May 2002 and the last on 16 Nov 2002, from 17 tracked storms in the archive.

What was the first hurricane of the 2002 Pacific hurricane season?

Alma, which reached hurricane strength (64 kt) on 28 May 2002, 18:00 UTC.

METHODOLOGY

Data sources and limitations

The map and totals are generated from NOAA’s IBTrACS v04r01 archive. A storm belongs to this page when the archive lists it in the Eastern Pacific basin for the 2002 season, so a December storm whose track ends in January stays with its season. Storms that cross between basins appear on the page of their archive basin only.

Counts use US-agency one-minute winds during the tropical stage: 34 kt for a tropical storm, 64 kt for hurricane strength and 96 kt for major intensity, on the Saffir–Simpson scale in every basin. Local agencies classify storms differently, and official season summaries can differ from the archive. Accumulated cyclone energy sums squared winds at six-hourly synoptic times, counting observations in the calendar year. Storms with no US-agency wind are mapped but cannot enter the counts.

The map frame is the same for every Eastern Pacific season, so a track that leaves it is cut at the edge. Lines show each storm’s center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Coastlines use Natural Earth’s 1:10m land data.

Archive retrieved

NOAA IBTrACS archive · Field documentation

Sources & methodology