Hurricanes

The 2006 season

98 tropical cyclones worldwide, from NOAA’s IBTrACS archive.

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Tracks

The track of every 2006 storm in every basin on one map, colored by the strength it held at each point. Each storm is listed below with its own page.

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North Atlantic

10 storms, 10 at tropical storm strength, 5 hurricanes, 2 major; accumulated cyclone energy 78.5.

Eastern Pacific

25 storms, 19 at tropical storm strength, 11 hurricanes, 6 major; accumulated cyclone energy 208.0.

Western Pacific

27 storms, 21 at tropical storm strength, 13 typhoons, 10 major; accumulated cyclone energy 270.0.

North Indian

12 storms, 6 at tropical storm strength, 1 at hurricane force, 1 major; accumulated cyclone energy 15.4.

South Indian

15 storms, 15 at tropical storm strength, 5 at hurricane force, 5 major; accumulated cyclone energy 96.8.

South Pacific

9 storms, 9 at tropical storm strength, 5 at hurricane force, 2 major; accumulated cyclone energy 62.2.

Sources

Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.