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The Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 2014. [12] It was a below average season in which nine tropical cyclones formed. Eight of the nine designated cyclones attained tropical storm status, the fewest since the 1997 Atlantic hurricane season. [17] Of the eight tropical storms, six reached at least Category 1 hurricane intensity.
Timeline of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season. The 2014 Atlantic hurricane season was an event in the annual hurricane season in the north Atlantic Ocean. It featured below-average tropical cyclone activity, [nb 1] with the fewest named storms since the 1997 season. [2] The season officially began on June 1, 2014 and ended on November 30, 2014.
The strongest of these tropical cyclones was Typhoon Vongfong, which strengthened to a minimum barometric pressure of 900 mbar (hPa; 26.58 inHg) before striking the east coast of Japan. The costliest and deadliest tropical cyclone in 2014 was Typhoon Rammasun, which struck China in July, causing US$8.08 billion in damage.
Tropical cyclones are named for historical reasons and so as to avoid confusion when communicating with the public, as more than one tropical cyclone can exist at a time. Names are drawn in order from predetermined lists. They are usually assigned to tropical cyclones with one-, three-, or ten-minute windspeeds of at least 65 km/h (40 mph).
October 13, 2018 – Hurricane Leslie transitioned to an extratropical cyclone, [117] and on the same day made landfall in Portugal, causing damage throughout the country's central coast. [118] October 16, 2018 – Hurricane Michael 's remnants reached Portugal and Spain as an extratropical cyclone.
June 10, 2014: Tropical Storm Mitag (Ester) and its outflow helps bring in rainfall to much of the country, also prompting the PAGASA to declare the 2014 wet season to June 10. [21] July 15–16, 2014: Typhoon Rammasun (Glenda) impacts the Bicol Region as a Category 4 typhoon.
The 2014 Pacific hurricane season was one of the busiest and costliest Pacific hurricane seasons since the keeping of reliable records began in 1949. The 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 ...
This is a list of wettest tropical cyclones by country, using all known available sources. Data is most complete for Australia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Japan, Hong Kong, Mexico, Taiwan, Micronesia 's Yap and Chuuk, and the United States, with fragmentary data available for other countries.