Season Summary
The 2001 Pacific hurricane season officially started May 15, 2001 in the eastern Pacific, and June 1, 2001 in the central Pacific, and lasted until November 30, 2001. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northeastern Pacific Ocean. In practice, however, the season lasted from May 25, the formation date of its first system, to November 3, the dissipation date of the last.
There were fifteen tropical storms in the eastern Pacific Ocean in the 2001 season. Of those, seven became hurricanes, of which two became major hurricanes by reaching Category 3 or higher on the Saffir Simpson Scale. Four tropical depressions formed and dissipated before reaching the intensity of a named storm. In the Central Pacific Hurricane Center's area of responsibility, only one tropical depression developed. In the eastern Pacific proper, the season saw average activity in terms of the number of systems, but with the intensity of the storms, the season was considered below average, with only seven hurricanes and two major hurricanes. This season had only one named storm in the month of June, and only one during August. Also of note this season is an unusual gap in storm formation during the first three weeks of August. That time usually sees several nameable storms, but for some reason there were none.
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