CPAC Tropical Cyclones Trivia

[HURAKAN]

I'm aware that most people don't care about the Central Pacific Ocean since they are so low in the number of cyclones each year is better to just forget they exist, except when something like Iniki develops. But I have come with a trivia question that I know most people wouldn't know except if they do a little research. In what year the CPAC started to name cyclones with Hawaiian names?

Let see who can come with the right answer, and explain from where he/she got it.

[sweetpea]

i am just going to guess 1980.

debbie

[James]

I'll go 1982.

[sunny]

1987

[GalvestonDuck]

If I remember correctly, I think it was 1982 for Central Pacific. I got a bunch of weather-related stuff from coworkers for Christmas and one thing was a weather book. There aren't as many CPAC storms and for three years prior to that, there weren't any to give names to anyway.

Talk about a boring season to watch.

[Anonymous]

I'll say 1975.

[dhweather]

I guessed 1992 - and that's all it is, a guess. I have no idea!

[Andrew92]

I said 1980...I know in 1982 there was Iwa, and the CPAC is usually very quiet, so I figured probably a couple formed in either '80 or '81 before Iwa formed in '82.

-Andrew92

[dhweather]

One thing to consider - in 1979, the NHC started using male names
for Hurricanes in the Atlantic.

It will be interesting to see what the answer of this is.

[senorpepr]

I'm going with 1982. I don't recall any Hawai'ian-named storms prior to that. It couldn't be 1975 because Hurricane Kate formed west of 140°W and Kate obviously isn't Hawai'ian. (There's no "t" in the Hawai'ian alphabet)

I'm torn between 1980 and 1982. There was a drought between 1978's Hurricane Susan (formed in the CPAC and also the last American-named CPAC storm) and 1982's Hurricane Akoni (the first Hawai'ian-named storm). Unless there was a policy change in 1980 that sat dormant due to a lack of activity for two years... 1982 is my answer.

[HURAKAN]

I'm going with 1982. I don't recall any Hawai'ian-named storms prior to that. It couldn't be 1975 because Hurricane Kate formed west of 140°W and Kate obviously isn't Hawai'ian. (There's no "t" in the Hawai'ian alphabet)

I'm torn between 1980 and 1982. There was a drought between 1978's Hurricane Susan (formed in the CPAC and also the last American-named CPAC storm) and 1982's Hurricane Akoni (the first Hawai'ian-named storm). Unless there was a policy change in 1980 that sat dormant due to a lack of activity for two years... 1982 is my answer.

YOU GOT IT!

From the 1982 Central Pacific Tropical Cyclone Season Summary:
Beginning with the 1982 season, tropical cyclones reaching tropical storm intensity within the CPHC area of forecast responsibility between 140W and the International Dateline were given Hawaiian names. IWA was the fourth such storm named in 1982.

Before Iwa, the first one was Akoni, then Ema, and Hana.

[GalvestonDuck]

Pssst...so did James and I.