2008 Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season

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2008 Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season

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The National Hurricane Center's Tropical Cyclone Reports contain comprehensive information on each tropical cyclone, including synoptic history, meteorological statistics, casualties and damages, and the post-analysis best track (six-hourly positions and intensities). Tropical cyclones include depressions, storms and hurricanes. Tropical depressions listed below are those that did not reach tropical storm strength.

XML index of all Tropical Cyclone Reports

Tropical Storm Alma – PDF
Hurricane Boris – PDF
Tropical Storm Cristina – PDF
Tropical Storm Douglas – PDF
Tropical Depression Five-E – PDF
Hurricane Elida – PDF
Hurricane Fausto – PDF
Hurricane Genevieve – PDF
Hurricane Hernan – PDF
Tropical Storm Iselle – PDF
Tropical Storm Julio – PDF
Tropical Storm Karina – PDF
Tropical Storm Lowell – PDF
Hurricane Marie – PDF
Hurricane Norbert – PDF
Tropical Storm Odile – PDF
Tropical Depression Seventeen-E – PDF
Tropical Storm Polo – PDF

East Pacific Tropical Weather Summary (2008)

Storm Number	Storm Name	Type^a	Dates^b (UTC)	Max. Winds (kt)	Min. Pressure (mb)	Accumulated Cyclone Energy^c (x10⁴ kt²)
1	Alma	TS	29 May–30 May	55	994	0.8
2	Boris	HU	27 Jun–04 Jul	70	985	7.7
3	Cristina	TS	27 Jun–30 Jun	45	999	1.4
4	Douglas	TS	01 Jul–04 Jul	35	1003	0.6
5	Five-E	TD	05 Jul–07 Jul	30	1005	0.0
6	Elida	HU	11 Jul–19 Jul	90	970	11.5
7	Fausto	HU	16 Jul–22 Jul	80	977	10.1
8	Genevieve	HU	21 Jul–27 Jul	65	987	5.7
9	Hernan	MH	06 Aug–12 Aug	105	956	12.1
10	Iselle	TS	13 Aug–16 Aug	45	999	1.4
11	Julio	TS	23 Aug–26 Aug	45	998	1.4
12	Karina	TS	02 Sep–03 Sep	35	1000	0.2
13	Lowell	TS	06 Sep–11 Sep	45	998	2.2
14	Marie	HU	01 Oct–06 Oct	70	984	5.0
15	Norbert	MH	04 Oct–12 Oct	115	945	18.4
16	Odile	TS	08 Oct–12 Oct	50	997	2.6
17	Seventeen-E	TD	23 Oct–24 Oct	30	1008	0.0
18	Polo	TS	02 Nov–05 Nov	40	1003	1.1

2008 East Pacific Summary
Named Storms (vs 1991-2020 Normal)	Hurricanes (vs 1991-2020 Normal)	Major Hurricanes (vs 1991-2020 Normal)	Total ACE (x10⁴ kt²) (% Difference of 1991-2020 Normal)	Total Direct Deaths	Total U.S. Damage^e ($million)
16 (+1)	7 (-1)	2 (-2)	82.2 (-25% )	0	0

^a Tropical depression (TD) or Subtropical Depression (SD), maximum sustained winds 33 kt or less; tropical storm (TS) or Subtropical Storm (SS), winds 34-63 kt; hurricane (HU), winds 64-95 kt; major hurricane (MH), winds 96 kt or higher.

^b Dates begin at 0000 UTC and include all tropical and subtropical cyclone stages; non-tropical stages are excluded except for PTCs which have no tropical stages.

^c Accumulated Cyclone Energy is an index that is defined as the sum of the squares of the maximum sustained surface wind speed (knots) measured every six hours for all named storms while they are at least tropical storm intensity. Note the ACE total in this table is only for the basin being summarized (e.g., 140°W–180° in the Central Pacific).

^d Deaths occurring as a direct result of the forces of the tropical cyclone are referred to as “direct” deaths. These would include those persons who drowned in storm surge, rough seas, rip currents, and freshwater floods. Direct deaths also include casualties resulting from lightning and wind-related events (e.g., collapsing structures).

^e U.S. damage totals are based on values provided by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Last updated: August 11, 2025

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