Timeline of the 2008 Pacific hurricane season | |||||
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Season boundaries | |||||
First system formed | May 29, 2008 | ||||
Last system dissipated | November 5, 2008 | ||||
Strongest system | |||||
Name | Norbert | ||||
Maximum winds | 130 mph (215 km/h) (1-minute sustained) | ||||
Lowest pressure | 945 mbar (hPa; 27.91 inHg) | ||||
Longest lasting system | |||||
Name | Kika | ||||
Duration | 9 days | ||||
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The 2008 Pacific hurricane season officially started on May 15 in the East Pacific Ocean, and on June 1 in the Central Pacific; they both ended on November 30. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Pacific basin. The first storm of the year, Tropical Storm Alma, developed on May 29, and the last, Tropical Storm Polo dissipated on November 5.[
This timeline documents all the storm formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, as well as dissipation. For convenience and clarity, in the timeline below, all landfalls are bolded. The timeline will also include information, when it becomes available, 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 graphical bar below gives a brief overview of storm activity during the season, and for convenience, the storm's maximum intensity is included as a color bar.