90Storms
Tropical storms and hurricanes of 2008
90 tropical storms formed worldwide in 2008: 41 became hurricanes, typhoons or cyclones and 24 reached category 3 or more. The strongest was Typhoon Jangmi, with winds of 259 km/h.
90Storms
41Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones
24Category 3 or more
614.7Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE)
C5 · category 5C4 · category 4C3 · category 3C2 · category 2C1 · category 1TS · tropical stormTD · tropical depression
The strongest storms
C5Typhoon Jangmi259 km/h · Western PacificC4Typhoon Rammasun250 km/h · Western PacificC4Hurricane Gustav250 km/h · North AtlanticC4Cyclone Hondo241 km/h · South Indian OceanC4Typhoon Nakri232 km/h · Western PacificC4Typhoon Sinlaku232 km/h · Western PacificC4Cyclone Ivan232 km/h · South Indian OceanC4Typhoon Hagupit232 km/h · Western Pacific
By ocean basin
Western Pacific28 · 12 · 8
South Indian Ocean18 · 10 · 6
North Atlantic16 · 9 · 5
Eastern Pacific17 · 7 · 2
South Pacific5 · 2 · 2
North Indian Ocean6 · 1 · 1
Storms · Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones · Category 3 or more — ACE
Every storm of the year
| Formed | Storms | Peak wind | Lowest pressure | Landfalls | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jan – 11 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm ElisaSouth Pacific | 93 km/h | 980 hPa | – |
| 12 Jan – 17 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm of 12 January 2008Western Pacific | 74 km/h | 993 hPa | Philippines |
| 15 Jan – 21 Jan | C3 | Cyclone FunaSouth Pacific | 194 km/h | 930 hPa | Vanuatu |
| 22 Jan – 1 Feb | C2 | Cyclone FameSouth Indian Ocean | 157 km/h | 963 hPa | Madagascar |
| 25 Jan – 3 Feb | C2 | Cyclone GulaSouth Indian Ocean | 167 km/h | 950 hPa | – |
| 26 Jan – 9 Feb | C3 | Cyclone GeneSouth Pacific | 185 km/h | 945 hPa | Fiji |
| 2 Feb – 29 Feb | C4 | Cyclone HondoSouth Indian Ocean | 241 km/h | 915 hPa | France |
| 3 Feb – 11 Feb | TS | Tropical Storm of 3 February 2008South Indian Ocean | 74 km/h | 991 hPa | – |
| 5 Feb – 27 Feb | C4 | Cyclone IvanSouth Indian Ocean | 232 km/h | 930 hPa | Madagascar |
| 10 Feb – 20 Feb | C1 | Cyclone NicholasSouth Indian Ocean | 148 km/h | 948 hPa | Australia |
| 26 Feb – 7 Mar | C1 | Cyclone OpheliaSouth Indian Ocean | 120 km/h | 974 hPa | Australia |
| 28 Feb – 1 Mar | TS | Tropical Storm of 28 February 2008South Pacific | 65 km/h | 996 hPa | – |
| 2 Mar – 16 Mar | C3 | Cyclone JokweSouth Indian Ocean | 204 km/h | 940 hPa | Madagascar, Mozambique |
| 5 Mar – 14 Mar | C4 | Cyclone KambaSouth Indian Ocean | 213 km/h | 930 hPa | – |
| 18 Mar – 31 Mar | TS | Tropical Storm LolaSouth Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | 994 hPa | – |
| 20 Mar – 26 Mar | TS | Tropical Storm of 20 March 2008South Pacific | 65 km/h | 996 hPa | – |
| 23 Mar – 30 Mar | C3 | Cyclone PanchoSouth Indian Ocean | 185 km/h | 934 hPa | – |
| 13 Apr – 19 Apr | C3 | Typhoon NeoguriWestern Pacific | 185 km/h | 950 hPa | China, Philippines |
| 20 Apr – 26 Apr | TS | Tropical Storm DurgaSouth Indian Ocean | 74 km/h | 984 hPa | – |
| 20 Apr – 24 Apr | TS | Tropical Storm RosieSouth Indian Ocean | 93 km/h | 985 hPa | – |
| 25 Apr – 4 May | C4 | Cyclone NargisNorth Indian Ocean | 213 km/h | 962 hPa | Myanmar |
| 6 May – 14 May | C4 | Typhoon RammasunWestern Pacific | 250 km/h | 915 hPa | – |
| 13 May – 17 May | TS | Tropical Storm MatmoWestern Pacific | 74 km/h | 992 hPa | – |
| 14 May – 24 May | C1 | Typhoon HalongWestern Pacific | 139 km/h | 971 hPa | Philippines |
| 26 May – 6 Jun | C4 | Typhoon NakriWestern Pacific | 232 km/h | 929 hPa | – |
| 29 May – 30 May | TS | Tropical Storm AlmaEastern Pacific | 102 km/h | 994 hPa | Nicaragua |
| 31 May – 2 Jun | TS | Tropical Storm ArthurNorth Atlantic | 74 km/h | 1004 hPa | Belize |
| 17 Jun – 27 Jun | C3 | Typhoon FengshenWestern Pacific | 204 km/h | 945 hPa | Hong Kong SAR China, Philippines |
| 27 Jun – 6 Jul | C1 | Hurricane BorisEastern Pacific | 130 km/h | 985 hPa | – |
| 27 Jun – 3 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm CristinaEastern Pacific | 83 km/h | 999 hPa | – |
| 1 Jul – 6 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm DouglasEastern Pacific | 65 km/h | 1003 hPa | – |
| 3 Jul – 21 Jul | C3 | Hurricane BerthaNorth Atlantic | 204 km/h | 952 hPa | – |
| 11 Jul – 24 Jul | C2 | Typhoon KalmaegiWestern Pacific | 167 km/h | 970 hPa | China, North Korea, Russia, Taiwan |
| 11 Jul – 21 Jul | C2 | Hurricane ElidaEastern Pacific | 167 km/h | 970 hPa | – |
| 16 Jul – 24 Jul | C1 | Hurricane FaustoEastern Pacific | 148 km/h | 977 hPa | – |
| 19 Jul – 23 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm CristobalNorth Atlantic | 102 km/h | 998 hPa | – |
| 20 Jul – 27 Jul | C2 | Hurricane DollyNorth Atlantic | 157 km/h | 963 hPa | Mexico, United States |
| 21 Jul – 31 Jul | C1 | Hurricane GenevieveEastern Pacific | 120 km/h | 987 hPa | – |
| 23 Jul – 31 Jul | C2 | Typhoon Fung-WongWestern Pacific | 176 km/h | 959 hPa | China, Taiwan |
| 3 Aug – 6 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm EdouardNorth Atlantic | 102 km/h | 996 hPa | United States |
| 3 Aug – 8 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm KammuriWestern Pacific | 93 km/h | 975 hPa | China |
| 4 Aug – 16 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm KikaEastern Pacific | 65 km/h | 1007 hPa | – |
| 6 Aug – 16 Aug | C3 | Hurricane HernanEastern Pacific | 194 km/h | 956 hPa | – |
| 9 Aug – 11 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm PhanfoneWestern Pacific | 93 km/h | 996 hPa | – |
| 11 Aug – 15 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm of 11 August 2008Western Pacific | 65 km/h | 996 hPa | South Korea |
| 12 Aug – 18 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm VongfongWestern Pacific | 102 km/h | 982 hPa | – |
| 13 Aug – 23 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm IselleEastern Pacific | 83 km/h | 999 hPa | – |
| 15 Aug – 28 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm FayNorth Atlantic | 111 km/h | 986 hPa | Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, United States |
| 16 Aug – 23 Aug | C3 | Typhoon NuriWestern Pacific | 185 km/h | 950 hPa | Hong Kong SAR China |
| 23 Aug – 27 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm JulioEastern Pacific | 83 km/h | 998 hPa | Mexico |
| 25 Aug – 5 Sept | C4 | Hurricane GustavNorth Atlantic | 250 km/h | 941 hPa | Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, United States |
| 25 Aug – 29 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm of 25 August 2008Western Pacific | 65 km/h | 1000 hPa | – |
| 28 Aug – 8 Sept | C1 | Hurricane HannaNorth Atlantic | 139 km/h | 977 hPa | Canada, Turks & Caicos Islands, United States |
| 1 Sept – 15 Sept | C4 | Hurricane IkeNorth Atlantic | 232 km/h | 935 hPa | Bahamas, Cuba, United States |
| 2 Sept – 10 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm JosephineNorth Atlantic | 102 km/h | 994 hPa | – |
| 2 Sept – 3 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm KarinaEastern Pacific | 65 km/h | 1000 hPa | – |
| 6 Sept – 11 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm LowellEastern Pacific | 83 km/h | 998 hPa | Mexico |
| 7 Sept – 23 Sept | C4 | Typhoon SinlakuWestern Pacific | 232 km/h | 929 hPa | Taiwan |
| 9 Sept – 12 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm of 9 September 2008Western Pacific | 65 km/h | 996 hPa | – |
| 12 Sept – 15 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm of 12 September 2008Western Pacific | 65 km/h | 996 hPa | – |
| 15 Sept – 19 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm of 15 September 2008North Indian Ocean | 83 km/h | 986 hPa | India |
| 17 Sept – 25 Sept | C4 | Typhoon HagupitWestern Pacific | 232 km/h | 931 hPa | China |
| 23 Sept – 5 Oct | C5 | Typhoon JangmiWestern Pacific | 259 km/h | 905 hPa | Taiwan |
| 25 Sept – 30 Sept | C1 | Hurricane KyleNorth Atlantic | 139 km/h | 984 hPa | Canada |
| 26 Sept – 4 Oct | C1 | Hurricane LauraNorth Atlantic | 130 km/h | 990 hPa | – |
| 27 Sept – 6 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm HigosWestern Pacific | 74 km/h | 993 hPa | China, Philippines |
| 27 Sept – 30 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm MekkhalaWestern Pacific | 102 km/h | 982 hPa | Vietnam |
| 1 Oct – 19 Oct | C1 | Hurricane MarieEastern Pacific | 130 km/h | 984 hPa | – |
| 4 Oct – 12 Oct | C4 | Hurricane NorbertEastern Pacific | 213 km/h | 945 hPa | Mexico |
| 6 Oct – 7 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm MarcoNorth Atlantic | 102 km/h | 998 hPa | Mexico |
| 8 Oct – 13 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm OdileEastern Pacific | 93 km/h | 997 hPa | – |
| 12 Oct – 15 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm of 12 October 2008Western Pacific | 65 km/h | 996 hPa | Vietnam |
| 12 Oct – 15 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm NanaNorth Atlantic | 65 km/h | 1004 hPa | – |
| 13 Oct – 21 Oct | C4 | Hurricane OmarNorth Atlantic | 213 km/h | 958 hPa | – |
| 15 Oct – 24 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm AsmaSouth Indian Ocean | 93 km/h | 985 hPa | – |
| 17 Oct – 22 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm BaviWestern Pacific | 83 km/h | 948 hPa | – |
| 24 Oct – 27 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm RashmiNorth Indian Ocean | 83 km/h | 984 hPa | Bangladesh |
| 2 Nov – 5 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm PoloEastern Pacific | 74 km/h | 1003 hPa | – |
| 5 Nov – 13 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm MaysakWestern Pacific | 102 km/h | 982 hPa | Philippines |
| 5 Nov – 14 Nov | C4 | Hurricane PalomaNorth Atlantic | 232 km/h | 944 hPa | Cuba |
| 11 Nov – 16 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm Khai-MukNorth Indian Ocean | 83 km/h | 994 hPa | India |
| 13 Nov – 21 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm BernardSouth Indian Ocean | 74 km/h | 993 hPa | – |
| 14 Nov – 19 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm HaishenWestern Pacific | 74 km/h | 993 hPa | – |
| 14 Nov – 17 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm NoulWestern Pacific | 74 km/h | 993 hPa | Philippines, Vietnam |
| 17 Nov – 22 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm AnikaSouth Indian Ocean | 111 km/h | 980 hPa | – |
| 24 Nov – 28 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm NishaNorth Indian Ocean | 93 km/h | 985 hPa | India, Sri Lanka |
| 3 Dec – 9 Dec | TS | Tropical Storm of 3 December 2008North Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | 996 hPa | Sri Lanka |
| 8 Dec – 18 Dec | C2 | Typhoon DolphinWestern Pacific | 157 km/h | 959 hPa | – |
| 13 Dec – 24 Dec | TS | Tropical Storm CindaSouth Indian Ocean | 102 km/h | 982 hPa | – |
| 16 Dec – 4 Jan | C3 | Cyclone BillySouth Indian Ocean | 204 km/h | 943 hPa | Australia |