Forum:2020 Pacific hurricane season/Betting pools

Welcome to the''' betting pools for the 2020 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 - Ryan1000 04:25, November 14, 2019 (UTC)
 * June 1 - 10 -
 * June 11 - 20 -
 * June 21 to 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 - Ryan1000 04:25, November 14, 2019 (UTC)
 * November 11 - 20 -
 * November 21 - 30 -
 * December 1 or later (Record latest, 2015) -

Informal betting on strongest storm name
No betting on storms that have already formed. Sorry. Also, you can only bet on one storm name, not one from both the eastern and central pacific naming lists.

Eastern Pacific -


 * Amanda -
 * Boris -
 * Cristina -
 * Douglas -
 * Elida -
 * Fausto -
 * Genevieve -
 * Hernan -
 * Iselle - Ryan1000 04:25, November 14, 2019 (UTC)
 * Julio -
 * Karina -
 * Lowell -
 * Marie -
 * Norbert -
 * Odalys -
 * Polo -
 * Rachel -
 * Simon -
 * Trudy -
 * Vance -
 * Winnie -
 * Xavier -
 * Yolanda -
 * Zeke -

Central Pacific -


 * Hone -
 * Iona -
 * Keli -
 * Lala -
 * Moke -
 * Nolo -

Informal betting on weakest storm name (excluding depressions)
No betting on storms that have already formed. Sorry. Also, you can only bet on one storm name, not one from both the eastern and central pacific naming lists.

Eastern Pacific -


 * Amanda -
 * Boris -
 * Cristina -
 * Douglas -
 * Elida -
 * Fausto -
 * Genevieve -
 * Hernan -
 * Iselle -
 * Julio -
 * Karina -
 * Lowell -
 * Marie -
 * Norbert -
 * Odalys -
 * Polo -
 * Rachel -
 * Simon -
 * Trudy -
 * Vance -
 * Winnie -
 * Xavier -
 * Yolanda -
 * Zeke -

Central Pacific -


 * Hone - Ryan1000 04:25, November 14, 2019 (UTC)
 * Iona -
 * Keli -
 * Lala -
 * Moke -
 * Nolo -

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 - Ryan1000 04:25, November 14, 2019 (UTC)
 * 185 -
 * 190 -
 * 195 -
 * 200 or more (Worldwide and EPAC record high, Hurricane Patricia in 2015, 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 - Ryan1000 04:25, November 14, 2019 (UTC)
 * 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
No betting on storms that have already formed. Sorry. Also, you can only bet on one storm name, not one from both the eastern and central pacific naming lists.

Eastern Pacific -


 * Amanda -
 * Boris -
 * Cristina -
 * Douglas -
 * Elida -
 * Fausto -
 * Genevieve -
 * Hernan -
 * Iselle -
 * Julio -
 * Karina -
 * Lowell - Ryan1000 04:25, November 14, 2019 (UTC)
 * Marie -
 * Norbert -
 * Odalys -
 * Polo -
 * Rachel -
 * Simon -
 * Trudy -
 * Vance -
 * Winnie -
 * Xavier -
 * Yolanda -
 * Zeke -

Central Pacific -


 * Hone -
 * Iona -
 * Keli -
 * Lala -
 * Moke -
 * Nolo -

Informal betting on shortest-lasting storm (excluding depressions)
No betting on storms that have already formed. Sorry. Also, you can only bet on one storm name, not one from both the eastern and central pacific naming lists.

Eastern Pacific -


 * Amanda -
 * Boris - Ryan1000 04:25, November 14, 2019 (UTC)
 * Cristina -
 * Douglas -
 * Elida -
 * Fausto -
 * Genevieve -
 * Hernan -
 * Iselle -
 * Julio -
 * Karina -
 * Lowell -
 * Marie -
 * Norbert -
 * Odalys -
 * Polo -
 * Rachel -
 * Simon -
 * Trudy -
 * Vance -
 * Winnie -
 * Xavier -
 * Yolanda -
 * Zeke -

Central Pacific -


 * Hone -
 * Iona -
 * Keli -
 * Lala -
 * Moke -
 * Nolo -

Informal betting on final storm name
No betting on storms that have already formed. Sorry. Also, you can only bet on one storm name, not one from both the eastern and central pacific naming lists. Eastern Pacific -


 * Amanda -
 * Boris -
 * Cristina -
 * Douglas -
 * Elida -
 * Fausto -
 * Genevieve -
 * Hernan -
 * Iselle -
 * Julio -
 * Karina -
 * Lowell -
 * Marie -
 * Norbert -
 * Odalys -
 * Polo -
 * Rachel -
 * Simon -
 * Trudy - Ryan1000 04:25, November 14, 2019 (UTC)
 * Vance -
 * Winnie -
 * Xavier -
 * Yolanda -
 * Zeke -

Central Pacific -


 * Hone -
 * Iona -
 * Keli -
 * Lala -
 * Moke -
 * Nolo -

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 - Ryan1000 04:25, November 14, 2019 (UTC)
 * 26-31 (record, 2015) -
 * 32 or more (highly unlikely) -

Informal betting on number of storms peaking as tropical depressions

 * There will be no storms that peak as tropical depressions this year (highly unlikely) -
 * 1 -
 * 2 -
 * 3 - Ryan1000 04:25, November 14, 2019 (UTC)
 * 4 -
 * 5 -
 * 6 -
 * 7 -
 * 8 -
 * 9 -
 * 10 -
 * More than 10 -

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 - Ryan1000 04:25, November 14, 2019 (UTC)
 * 21-24 -
 * 25-27 (record, 1992) -
 * 28 or more (highly unlikely) -

Informal betting on number of storms peaking as tropical storms

 * There will be no storms that peak as tropical storms this year (highly unlikely) -
 * 1 -
 * 2 -
 * 3 -
 * 4 -
 * 5 -
 * 6 -
 * 7 - Ryan1000 04:25, November 14, 2019 (UTC)
 * 8 -
 * 9 -
 * 10 -
 * More than 10 -

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 - Ryan1000 04:25, November 14, 2019 (UTC)
 * 12 -
 * 13 -
 * 14 -
 * 15 -
 * 16 (record high, 1990, 1992, 2014, and 2015) -
 * 17 or more (highly unlikely) -

Informal betting on number of storms peaking as non-major hurricanes

 * None -
 * 1 -
 * 2 -
 * 3 -
 * 4 -
 * 5 - Ryan1000 04:25, November 14, 2019 (UTC)
 * 6 -
 * 7 -
 * 8 -
 * 9 -
 * 10 -
 * More than 10 -

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 - Ryan1000 04:25, November 14, 2019 (UTC)
 * 8 -
 * 9 -
 * 10 -
 * 11 (record, 2015) -
 * 12 or more (highly unlikely) -

Informal betting on number of Category 5 hurricanes

 * There will be no category 5's this year -
 * 1 -
 * 2 -
 * 3 (record, 1994, 2002, and 2018) - Ryan1000 04:25, November 14, 2019 (UTC)
 * 4 or more (highly unlikely) -

Informal betting on number of deaths

 * 5 or less -
 * 6-25 - Ryan1000 04:25, November 14, 2019 (UTC)
 * 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 - Ryan1000 04:25, November 14, 2019 (UTC)
 * $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 50 (Record low, 1977) -
 * 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 - Ryan1000 04:25, November 14, 2019 (UTC)
 * 221-250 -
 * 251-280 -
 * 281-318 (record high, 2018) -
 * More than 318 (highly unlikely) -

Informal betting on number of retired names

 * No names -
 * One name - Ryan1000 04:25, November 14, 2019 (UTC)
 * Two names (Record high, 1997) -
 * Three or more names (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 - Ryan1000 04:25, November 14, 2019 (UTC)
 * One -
 * Two (Record high, 1992) -
 * Three or more -

Informal betting on final tropical cyclone report issued
This betting pool is closed until December 2020.