Forum:2018 Pacific hurricane season/Betting Pools

Welcome to the''' betting pools for the 2018 Pacific hurricane season! '''Enjoy!

To keep it fun, don't bet on storms that have already formed!

No actual betting is going on here!

Informal betting on date of formation of first storm
You can add in your own date if you want to.
 * Before April 1 -
 * In April -
 * May 1 - 11 -
 * May 12 - 21 -
 * May 22 - 31 -
 * June 1 - 10 -
 * June 11 - 20 -
 * June 21 - 30 -
 * July 1 or later (Record latest, 1969) -

Informal betting on date of dissipation of last storm
You can add your own date if you wish.
 * Before October 1 (Record earliest, 1995) -
 * October 1 - 11 -
 * October 12 - 21 -
 * October 22 - 31 -
 * November 1 - 10 -
 * November 11 - 20 -
 * November 21 -
 * December 6 or later (Record latest, 2015)

Informal betting on strangest storm
What storm do you think will shred the rules of climatology the most? Please tell why, it makes it more fun.

This section is just for fun. There will likely be no winner. Because of this, you can bet on as many names as you want, but please do not cross out the names as they form and please do not bet on a storm that has already formed. ;)

Eastern Pacific:
 * Aletta -
 * Bud -
 * Carlotta -
 * Daniel -
 * Emilia -
 * Fabio -
 * Gilma -
 * Hector -
 * Ileana -
 * John -
 * Kristy -
 * Lane -
 * Miriam -
 * Norman -
 * Olivia -
 * Paul -
 * Rosa -
 * Sergio -
 * Tara -
 * Vicente -
 * Willa -
 * Xavier -
 * Yolanda -
 * Zeke -

Central Pacific:
 * Walaka -
 * Akoni -
 * Ema -
 * Hone -
 * Iona -
 * Keli -

Informal betting on strongest storm name
Eastern Pacific:
 * Aletta -
 * Bud -
 * Carlotta -
 * Daniel -
 * Emilia -
 * Fabio -
 * Gilma -
 * Hector -
 * Ileana -
 * John -
 * Kristy -
 * Lane -
 * Miriam -
 * Norman -
 * Olivia -
 * Paul -
 * Rosa -
 * Sergio -
 * Tara -
 * Vicente -
 * Willa -
 * Xavier -
 * Yolanda -
 * Zeke -

Central Pacific:
 * Walaka -
 * Akoni -
 * Ema -
 * Hone -
 * Iona -
 * Keli -

Informal betting on weakest storm name (excluding depressions)
Eastern Pacific:
 * Aletta -
 * Bud -
 * Carlotta -
 * Daniel -
 * Emilia -
 * Fabio -
 * Gilma -
 * Hector -
 * Ileana -
 * John -
 * Kristy -
 * Lane -
 * Miriam -
 * Norman -
 * Olivia -
 * Paul -
 * Rosa -
 * Sergio -
 * Tara -
 * Vicente -
 * Willa -
 * Xavier -
 * Yolanda -
 * Zeke -

Central Pacific:
 * Ulika -
 * Walaka -
 * Akoni -
 * Ema -
 * Hone -
 * Iona -
 * Keli -

Informal betting on the highest winds
Winds are in miles per hour and are 1-minute sustained. Also, no betting on winds from storms that have already formed.
 * Less than 115 (Record low, Florence in 1977 and Nora in 2003 - 105 mph) -
 * 115 -
 * 120 -
 * 125 -
 * 130 -
 * 140 -
 * 145 -
 * 150 -
 * 155 -
 * 160 -
 * 165 -
 * 175 -
 * 180 -
 * 185 -
 * 190 -
 * 195 -
 * 200 (Worldwide and EPAC record high, Hurricane Patricia in 2015) -
 * 205 or above (Highly unlikely)

Informal betting on the lowest pressure
Pressures are in ranges per 5 mbar. Also, no betting on storms with pressures that have already formed!
 * Above 970 -
 * 970-960 -
 * 959-950-
 * 949-945 -
 * 944-940 -
 * 939-935 -
 * 934-930 -
 * 929-925 -
 * 924-920 -
 * 919-915 -
 * 914-910 -
 * 909-905 -
 * 904-900 -
 * 899-890 -
 * 889-880 -
 * 879-870 (EPAC record low, Patricia in 2015)
 * 869 or lower (Extremely unlikely) -

Informal betting on longest-lasting storm
Eastern Pacific:
 * Aletta -
 * Bud -
 * Carlotta -
 * Daniel -
 * Emilia -
 * Fabio -
 * Gilma -
 * Hector -
 * Ileana -
 * John -
 * Kristy -
 * Lane -
 * Miriam -
 * Norman -
 * Olivia -
 * Paul -
 * Rosa -
 * Sergio -
 * Tara -
 * Vicente -
 * Willa -
 * Xavier -
 * Yolanda -
 * Zeke -

Central Pacific:
 * Walaka -
 * Akoni -
 * Ema -
 * Hone -
 * Iona -
 * Keli -

Informal betting on shortest-lasting storm (excluding depressions)
Eastern Pacific:
 * Aletta -
 * Bud -
 * Carlotta -
 * Daniel -
 * Emilia -
 * Fabio -
 * Gilma -
 * Hector -
 * Ileana -
 * John -
 * Kristy -
 * Lane -
 * Miriam -
 * Norman -
 * Olivia -
 * Paul -
 * Rosa -
 * Sergio -
 * Tara -
 * Vicente -
 * Willa -
 * Xavier -
 * Yolanda -
 * Zeke -

Central Pacific:
 * Ulika -
 * Walaka -
 * Akoni -
 * Ema -
 * Hone -
 * Iona -
 * Keli -

Informal betting on final storm name
Eastern Pacific:
 * Aletta -
 * Bud -
 * Carlotta -
 * Daniel -
 * Emilia -
 * Fabio -
 * Gilma -
 * Hector -
 * Ileana -
 * John -
 * Kristy -
 * Lane -
 * Miriam -
 * Norman -
 * Olivia -
 * Paul -
 * Rosa -
 * Sergio -
 * Tara -
 * Vicente -
 * Willa -
 * Xavier -
 * Yolanda -
 * Zeke -

Central Pacific:
 * Ulika -
 * Walaka -
 * Akoni -
 * Ema -
 * Hone -
 * Iona -
 * Keli -

Informal betting on number of tropical depressions

 * There will be no tropical depressions this year (highly unlikely)
 * 1 -
 * 2 -
 * 3 -
 * 4 -
 * 5 -
 * 6 -
 * 7 -
 * 8 -
 * 9 -
 * 10 -
 * 11 -
 * 12 -
 * 13 -
 * 14 -
 * 15 -
 * 16 -
 * 17 -
 * 18 -
 * 19 -
 * 20 -
 * 21-25 -
 * 26-31 (record, 2015) -
 * 32 or more (highly unlikely) -

Informal betting on number of tropical storms

 * There will be no tropical storms this year (highly unlikely)
 * 1 -
 * 2 -
 * 3 -
 * 4 -
 * 5 -
 * 6 -
 * 7 -
 * 8 -
 * 9 -
 * 10 -
 * 11 -
 * 12 -
 * 13 -
 * 14 -
 * 15 -
 * 16 -
 * 17 -
 * 18 -
 * 19 -
 * 20 -
 * 21-24 -
 * 25-27 (record, 1992) -
 * 28 or more (highly unlikely) -

Informal betting on number of hurricanes

 * There will be no hurricanes this year (highly unlikely)
 * 1 -
 * 2 -
 * 3 -
 * 4 -
 * 5 -
 * 6 -
 * 7 -
 * 8 -
 * 9 -
 * 10 -
 * 11 -
 * 12 -
 * 13 -
 * 14 -
 * 15 -
 * 16 (record high, 1990, 1992, 2014, and 2015) -
 * 17 or more (highly unlikely) -

Informal betting on number of major hurricanes

 * There will be no major hurricanes this year (record low, 1977 and 2003)
 * 1 -
 * 2 -
 * 3 -
 * 4 -
 * 5 -
 * 6 -
 * 7 -
 * 8 -
 * 9 -
 * 10 -
 * 11 (record, 2015) -
 * 12 or more (highly unlikely) -

Informal betting on number of deaths

 * 5 or less -
 * 6-25 -
 * 25-50 -
 * 51-100 -
 * 101-200 -
 * 201-300 -
 * 301-500 -
 * 501-1000 -
 * 1001-2000 (EPAC record high, 1959 Mexico Hurricane, ~1800 fatalities)
 * 2000 or more (Highly unlikely) -

Informal betting on damage totals

 * Less than $1 million -
 * $1-50 million -
 * $51-100 million -
 * $100-200 million -
 * $201-300 million -
 * $301-400 million -
 * $401-500 million -
 * $501-750 million -
 * $751-999 million -
 * $1-2 billion -
 * $2-3 billion -
 * $3-4 billion -
 * $4-5 billion (EPAC record high, Manuel in 2013)
 * $5-10 billion -
 * Over $10 billion (Highly unlikely) -

Informal betting on ACE totals
No betting on ACE values that already exist. Sorry.
 * Less than 30 (Record low, 1977) -
 * 30-49 -
 * 50-60 -
 * 61-70 -
 * 71-80 -
 * 81-90 -
 * 91-100 -
 * 101-110 -
 * 111-120 -
 * 121-130 -
 * 131-140 -
 * 141-150 -
 * 151-160 -
 * 161-170 -
 * 171-180 -
 * 181-200 -
 * 201-220 -
 * 221-250 -
 * 251-280 -
 * 281-295 (record high, 1992) -
 * More than 295 (highly unlikely) -

Informal betting on number of retired names

 * None -
 * One -
 * Two (Record high, 1997) -
 * Three or more (Highly unlikely) -

Informal betting on number of off-season storms
(A storm that forms in November but persists into December counts as an off-season storm)
 * None -
 * One -
 * Two (Record high, 1992) -
 * Three or more -

Informal betting on final post-season report issued
This betting pool is closed until December 2018.