Timeline of the 2006 Pacific hurricane season

Timeline of the
2006 Pacific hurricane season
Timeline of the; 2006 Pacific hurricane season
	Season summary map
Season boundaries
First system formed	May 27, 2006
Last system dissipated	November 20, 2006
Strongest system
Name	Ioke
Maximum winds	160 mph (260 km/h); (1-minute sustained)
Lowest pressure	915 mbar (hPa; 27.02 inHg)
Longest lasting system
Name	Daniel
Duration	10 days
Storm articles
	Tropical Depression Two-E (2006); Hurricane Daniel (2006); Tropical Storm Emilia (2006); Hurricane Ioke; Hurricane John (2006); Hurricane Lane (2006); Tropical Storm Norman (2006); Hurricane Paul (2006); Hurricane Sergio (2006); ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
	Other years ; 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

The 2006 Pacific hurricane season was the most active since the 2000 season, producing 21 tropical depressions; 19 of which became tropical storms or hurricanes. The season officially started on May 15, 2006, in the eastern Pacific, designated as the area east of 140°W, and on June 1, 2006, in the central Pacific, which is between the International Date Line and 140°W, and lasted until November 30, 2006. These dates typically limit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the eastern Pacific basin. This timeline documents all the storm formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, as well as dissipation. The timeline also includes information which was not operationally released, meaning that information from post-storm reviews by the National Hurricane Center, such as information on a storm that was not operationally warned on, have been included.

The first storm of the season, Tropical Storm Aletta, formed off the southwest coast of Mexico. After no storms formed in June, the season became active again in July when five named storms developed, including Hurricane Daniel, which was the second strongest storm of the season. Six storms formed during August, including Hurricane Ioke and Hurricane John. September was a relatively inactive month, producing only two storms, of which one was Hurricane Lane. Three storms developed in October and two formed in November; this marked the first time on record when more than one tropical storm developed in the basin during the month of November.