Pacific Ocean Basin

Pacific Basin

Eastern Pacific Basin

Costliest Hurricane

Hurricane	Year	Location	Damage (property in million US $)
Iniki	1992	Hawaii	3000
Iwa	1982	Hawaii	507
Kathleen	1976	California	137-579
Norma	1981	Mexico	300
Bridget	1971	Mexico	190
Nora	1997	Mexico, California, Arizona	118
Kenna	2002	Mexico	53-107
Unnamed	1943	Mexico	51
Calvin	1993	Mexico	52

 

Deadliest Hurricane

Hurricane	Year	Fatalities
1959 Mexico Hurricane	1959	1800+
Paul	1982	1000+
Liza	1976	630+
Tara	1961	430-500
Pauline	1997	230-400
Ismael	1995	105
Unnamed	1943	100

 

Central Pacific Basin

Hurricane	Year	Location	Deaths	Damage (property in million US$)
Iwa	1982	Kauai	1	200 million
Iniki	1992	Kauai and Oahu	6	3.5 billion

 

Western Pacific Basin

Hurricane	Year	Location	Damage
Giselle	1968	New Zealand	Wahine Disaster
Bola	1988	New Zealand	Extensive damage, 3 deaths
Zoe	2002
Erica	2003		Devastated south Pacific Island
Ivy	2004	New Zealand