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This is a list of all Pacific hurricanes that have had their names retired. Hurricane names are retired by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in a meeting in March or April of each year. Those hurricanes that have their names retired tend to be exceptionally destructive storms that often become household names in the regions they affected. Storm names are retired following a request made at the WMO meeting by one or more of the countries affected by a hurricane. At least seven tropical cyclone names have been retired since the start of tropical cyclone naming in the eastern Pacific Ocean, including four storms named by the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. In addition, several names were removed from the naming list for various reasons other than retirement.

Contents 1 General information 2 Lists of retired names 2.1 Listed by intensity 2.2 Listed by total damages 2.3 Listed by death toll 3 Landfalls 4 See also 5 External links 6 References

Since 1960, 11 storms have had their names removed from the list of Pacific hurricane names, including two from the Central Pacific. Of these, two names, Adolph and Israel, were retired for political considerations ^[1] due to connections to Adolf Hitler and the country Israel. Two names prior to the start of modern naming in 1978 were removed from the lists for unknown reasons: Hazel was removed following its usage in 1965 and Adele was removed following its usage in 1970. The former made landfall on northwestern Mexico as a minimal tropical storm with no known effects, while Adele remained at sea for its duration. However, the name Hurricane Hazel was previously retired in the Atlantic basin. Since the standardization of Pacific hurricane naming in 1978, several names have been retired due to pronunciation ambiguity, a socially unacceptable meaning in another language, or because they represented a significant human disaster, but both Knut in 1987 and Iva in 1988 were removed from naming lists without either having affected any landmass, and were replaced with Kenneth and Ileana. Hurricanes Fico and Fefa were removed from lists, as well. It is unknown whether the names were removed due to the previous reasons or due to their respective damages on Hawaii.^[2]

Multiple names were altered slightly by changing the spelling of a tropical cyclone name. Kirsten in 1966 became Kristen in 1970, though was reverted back to Kirsten in 1974.^[3] The name Dalilia, which was used in 1983 and 1989, was changed, perhaps inadvertently, to Dalila in 1995, a change which remains intact on the naming list.^[4] The name Dolores, which was used in 1979 and 1985, was changed to Delores for the 1991 and 1997 seasons. In 2003 it was reverted back to Dolores, a change which remains on the list of Pacific tropical cyclone names.^[3]

Prior to 1957, two storms in the Central Pacific Ocean received Hawaiian names and were never re-used. From 1957 until the late 1970s, names in the basin received names from the list of typhoon names for its year, though none were retired. Since the modern system of Central Pacific tropical cyclone naming began in the early 1980s, two names were retired for their effects on Hawaii. Iwa was replaced with Io following its usage in 1982, and Iniki was replaced with Iolana following its usage in 1992.^[3] In 2006, the Central Pacific Hurricane Center changed or removed sixteen names in the basin, including several that were never used. Of the sixteen, two names were retired; Typhoon Paka was replaced with Pama following its usage in 1997, and Hurricane Ioke was replaced with Iopa following its usage in 2006. Typhoon Paka was named in the central Pacific Ocean, though attained peak strength and caused greatest impact in the western Pacific Ocean.^[5]

Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
TD	TS	1	2	3	4	5

This lists all retired hurricanes by their peak intensity, which is determined by measurements of the minimum central pressure.

While the intensity of tropical cyclones is measured solely by central pressure, wind speeds are also estimated; the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is used in the Pacific basin to rank hurricanes according to their strongest 1-minute sustained winds. While most hurricanes do not make landfall at their peak intensity, they are often referred to by their strongest Saffir-Simpson Category rather than by their landfall Category.

Of the storms in the Pacific whose names have been retired, two peaked as Category 1 hurricanes, one peaked as a Category 3 hurricane, three peaked as Category 4 hurricanes, and three peaked as a Category 5 hurricane. Many storms of high intensities have not had their names retired because most Pacific hurricanes do not make landfall.

Name	Season	Max. 1-min. average sustained wind[6]			Min. central pressure[6]
		Knots	Km/h	Mph	Mbar (hPa)
Ismael	1995	70	130	80	983
Iwa	1982	80	145	90	968
Fefa	1991	105	195	120	959
Fico	1978	120	220	140	955
Pauline	1997	115	215	135	948
Iniki	1992	120	225	140	938
Ioke	2006	140	260	160	915
Kenna	2002	145	265	165	913
Paka	1997	160	295	185	901

This lists all retired Pacific hurricanes by their total damages (in 2006 USD). Hurricane names are generally retired for one of two reasons, either because they were particularly damaging or particularly deadly. Some data may be incomplete and account for damages in only one location while the storm affected several. Calculation of modern-day damage amounts is done using the Consumer Price Index.^[7]

Name	Season	Damages (at the time)	Damages (2006 USD)
Pauline	1997	$7.5 billion[8]	$9.4 billion
Iniki	1992	$1.8 billion[9]	$2.6 billion
Paka	1997	$584 million[10]	$734 million
Iwa	1982	$308 million[11]	$644 million
Kenna	2002	$101 million (2002 USD)[12][13]	$113 million
Ioke	2006	$88 million[14]	$90 million
Ismael	1995	$26 million[15]	$34.4 million
Fico	1978	$200,000[16]	$618,000
Fefa	1991	Unknown	Unknown

This lists retired Pacific hurricanes by the number of deaths they caused. Hurricane names are generally retired for one of two reasons, either because they were particularly damaging or particularly deadly. While many damaging storms caused little loss of life, most deadly storms also caused heavy damage. Most storms cause fatalities not by their high winds but rather through flooding - either storm surge or inland flooding due to rainfall. Storm surge has the highest potential for deaths; with modern forecasting, warning, and evacuation storm surge deaths can be almost eliminated, but the potential is still very high for catastrophe in places where warning systems are not in place or if warnings are ignored. Inland flooding, by contrast, is unpredictable because it depends heavily on a hurricane's interaction with the terrain and with other nearby weather systems.

There have been several deadlier hurricanes than the following that were not retired. Hurricane Tara killed at least 500 people in southern Mexico in 1961,^[17], Hurricane Liza caused at least 425 deaths along the Baja California Peninsula in 1976.^[18], and Hurricane Paul killed over 1,000 people in Central America.

Name	Season	Direct deaths	Primary location
Pauline	1997	230 - 400	Oaxaca, Guerrero
Ismael	1995	116	Sonora, Sinaloa
Iniki	1992	6	Hawaii
Kenna	2002	4	Nayarit
Iwa	1982	1	Hawaii
Fico	1978	0	N/A
Fefa	1991	0	N/A
Paka	1997	0	N/A
Ioke	2006	0	N/A

Landfall of a tropical cyclone is defined as the moving of the center of the eye over land. Damages from a tropical cyclone are usually greatest where it makes landfall. In the below list, the retired hurricanes are listed in chronological order with their landfall locations listed under columns designating their strength on the Saffir-Simpson Scale at the time of landfall. Within a cell, landfalls are listed in chronological order. Four retired hurricanes, Hurricanes Fico, Iwa, Fefa, and Ioke never made landfall anywhere at any intensity. The centre of Paka passed slightly to the north of Guam as a Category 4-equivalent storm, however this is not included as a landfall. They are omitted from this list.

Name	Season	Landfall
		Category 5	Category 4	Category 3	Category 2	Category 1	Tropical storm
Iniki	1992		Hawaii[19]
Ismael	1995					Sinaloa[20]
Pauline	1997				Oaxaca[21]
Kenna	2002		Nayarit[12]

• List of notable Pacific hurricanes
• List of retired Atlantic hurricanes
• Category:Retired Pacific hurricanes

• National Hurricane Center's Post-Season Reports
• Unisys Weather archives for the Eastern Pacific

v • d • e Retired Pacific hurricane names
Eastern	Fico • Fefa • Ismael • Pauline • Kenna
Central	Iwa • Iniki • Paka • Ioke