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The 1980 Pacific hurricane season officially started May 15, 1980, in the eastern Pacific and June 1, 1980, in the central Pacific, lasting until November 30, 1980. These dates conventionally delimit each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northeastern and central Pacific Ocean. This season was relatively uneventful; since no tropical cyclones made landfall, there were no reports of casualties or damage.

Overall, the 1980 season was slightly below the long-term average, with 16 tropical cyclones forming. Of those, 15 were named, 7 reached hurricane intensity, and only 3 became major hurricanes by attaining category&nbsp;3 status or higher on the Saffir–Simpson scale. All eastern Pacific systems this year formed in the eastern Pacific proper and two storms crossed into the central Pacific: Carmen from the west and Kay from the east. The strongest storm of this season is Hurricane Kay, peaking at . Kay lasted for fourteen and a half days, which was the fifth-longest-lasting Pacific hurricane at the time.

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Season summary

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The 1980 Pacific hurricane season began on April 5, 1980, with the crossing of the International Date Line by Tropical Storm Carmen Two tropical cyclones existed in the central Pacific, both of which crossed in from other tropical cyclone basins. Other than that, Celia caused no impact. Most of these names were used for the first time, except for Agatha, Estelle, Georgette, and Madeline, which were previously used in the old four-year lists. No names were retired from this list following the season, and it was next used for the 1986 season.

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  • Agatha
  • Blas
  • Celia
  • Darby
  • Estelle
  • Frank
  • Georgette

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  • Howard
  • Isis
  • Javier
  • Kay*
  • Lester
  • Madeline
  • Newton

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The following list of names was in place for naming storms that formed in the North Pacific from 140°W to the International Date Line in 1980. It went unused however, as Carmen was named from the western Pacific typhoon name list by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center due to its proximity to the Date Line at time of formation. One named storm in the table above crossed into the area from the east during the season (*).

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Season effects

See also

  • List of Pacific hurricanes
  • Pacific hurricane season
  • 1980 Atlantic hurricane season
  • 1980 Pacific typhoon season
  • 1980 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
  • Australian cyclone seasons: 1979–80, 1980–81
  • South Pacific cyclone seasons: 1979–80, 1980–81
  • South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1979–80, 1980–81

References

  • Eastern North Pacific Tropical Cyclones of 1980
  • CPHC Season Summary
  • Unisys Weather archive for the Eastern Pacific, 1980