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 (Record earliest for the CPac, 2016) -
 * In April -
 * May 1 - 11 (Record earliest for the EPac, 2017) -
 * May 12 - 21 - Garfield (03/12/17)
 * May 22 - 31 - ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  01:55, December 3, 2017 (UTC) Ryan1000 22:49, December 4, 2017 (UTC)
 * June 1 - 10 - Hi!-68.106.0.77 02:26, December 3, 2017 (UTC)JoeBillyBob (talk) 12:12, December 18, 2017 (UTC)
 * June 11 - 20 -  T G  My Birthday 18:02, December 2, 2017 (UTC)
 * 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 - Hi!-68.106.0.77 02:26, December 3, 2017 (UTC) Ryan1000 22:49, December 4, 2017 (UTC)
 * October 22 - 31 -  T G  My Birthday 18:02, December 2, 2017 (UTC)JoeBillyBob (talk) 12:12, December 18, 2017 (UTC)
 * November 1 - 10 - ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  01:56, December 3, 2017 (UTC)
 * November 11 - 20 - Garfield (03/12/17)
 * November 21 - 30 - Send Help Please (talk) 03:50, December 22, 2017 (UTC)
 * December (Record latest for the EPac, 1983) -
 * Storm crosses into January (Record latest for the CPac, 2015) (highly unlikely) -

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 - Drops rain in Mexico, causing tons of flowers to bud. - Garfield (03/12/17)
 * Carlotta -
 * Daniel - After coming close many times in the past, Daniel finally hits Hawaii as a hurricane. Ryan1000 22:49, December 4, 2017 (UTC)
 * Emilia -
 * Fabio -
 * Gilma -
 * Hector -
 * Ileana - Makes it to the SoCal coast as a tropical storm. ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  01:55, December 3, 2017 (UTC)
 * John - Shatters John's record in 1994 with 33 days. Hi!-68.106.0.77 02:22, December 3, 2017 (UTC)
 * Kristy -
 * Lane - This ting finna become a Category 5 and landfalls near Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Practically stays at Category 5 for all its life during landfall (no really!) Lane LITERALLY travels through every single road named "XXXXX LANE" in the US, Canada, Europe, Asia, Australasia, Africa.... ......making people think "shouldn't this road be called Hurricane Lane"? People would actually have second thoughts living there. This one very confusing hurricane indeed.  Ｄ Ｅ Ｓ Ｋ Ｒ Ａ Ａ Ｔ Ｉ Ｎ Ｇ Ｏ 00:29, December 7, 2017 (UTC)
 * Miriam -
 * Norman -
 * Olivia -
 * Paul - Washes out all of Hawaii while becoming the first ever hurricane to accidentally have a GOES-17 satellite camera stuck to it, causing the hurricane to film live dead bodies. Paul is immediately under worldwide condemnation.  Ｄ　Ｅ　Ｓ　Ｋ　Ｒ　Ａ　Ａ　Ｔ　Ｉ　Ｎ　Ｇ　Ｏ 19:32, February 8, 2018 (UTC)
 * 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 - Ryan1000 22:49, December 4, 2017 (UTC)
 * Emilia -
 * Fabio -  T G  My Birthday 18:02, December 2, 2017 (UTC)
 * Gilma - ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  01:55, December 3, 2017 (UTC) - Garfield (03/12/17)
 * Hector -
 * Ileana -
 * John - Hi!-68.106.0.77 02:26, December 3, 2017 (UTC)
 * Kristy -JoeBillyBob (talk) 12:12, December 18, 2017 (UTC)
 * Lane - #TEAMLANE2018   Ｄ　Ｅ　Ｓ　Ｋ　Ｒ　Ａ　Ａ　Ｔ　Ｉ　Ｎ　Ｇ　Ｏ 00:26, December 7, 2017 (UTC)
 * Miriam -
 * Norman -
 * Olivia -Fr3d (talk) 05:49, January 5, 2018 (UTC)
 * Paul -
 * Rosa -
 * Sergio -
 * Tara -
 * Vicente -
 * Willa -
 * Xavier -
 * Yolanda -
 * Zeke -

Central Pacific:
 * Walaka -  T G  My Birthday 18:02, December 2, 2017 (UTC) Hi!-68.106.0.77 18:41, December 2, 2017 (UTC) ~  Steve    Talk Page  My Edits  📧  01:55, December 3, 2017 (UTC)
 * Akoni -JoeBillyBob (talk) 12:12, December 18, 2017 (UTC)
 * Ema -
 * Hone -
 * Iona -
 * Keli -

Informal betting on weakest storm name (excluding depressions)
Eastern Pacific:
 * Aletta - Ryan1000 22:49, December 4, 2017 (UTC)
 * Bud -JoeBillyBob (talk) 12:12, December 18, 2017 (UTC)
 * Carlotta - lol  SUPREME COLGATE CREW 20:02, December 2, 2017 (UTC)
 * Daniel -
 * Emilia -
 * Fabio - Hi!-68.106.0.77 18:41, December 2, 2017 (UTC)
 * Gilma -
 * Hector -
 * Ileana -  T G  My Birthday 18:02, December 2, 2017 (UTC)
 * John - ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  01:55, December 3, 2017 (UTC)
 * Kristy -
 * Lane -
 * Miriam -
 * Norman -
 * Olivia -
 * Paul -
 * Rosa - Garfield (03/12/17)
 * Sergio -
 * Tara -
 * Vicente -
 * Willa -
 * Xavier -
 * Yolanda -
 * Zeke -

Central Pacific:
 * Walaka -  T G  My Birthday 18:02, December 2, 2017 (UTC) Hi!-68.106.0.77 18:41, December 2, 2017 (UTC) ~  Steve    Talk Page  My Edits  📧  01:55, December 3, 2017 (UTC)JoeBillyBob (talk) 12:12, December 18, 2017 (UTC)
 * 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 -  T G  My Birthday 18:02, December 2, 2017 (UTC)
 * 145 -JoeBillyBob (talk) 12:12, December 18, 2017 (UTC)
 * 150 - ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  01:55, December 3, 2017 (UTC)
 * 155 - Ryan1000 22:49, December 4, 2017 (UTC) lane  Ｄ　Ｅ　Ｓ　Ｋ　Ｒ　Ａ　Ａ　Ｔ　Ｉ　Ｎ　Ｇ　Ｏ 19:18, February 5, 2018 (UTC)
 * 160 - Hi!-68.106.0.77 02:26, December 3, 2017 (UTC)
 * 165 - Garfield (03/12/17)
 * 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 -  T G  My Birthday 18:02, December 2, 2017 (UTC)
 * 944-940 -JoeBillyBob (talk) 12:12, December 18, 2017 (UTC)
 * 939-935 - ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  01:55, December 3, 2017 (UTC) lane  Ｄ　Ｅ　Ｓ　Ｋ　Ｒ　Ａ　Ａ　Ｔ　Ｉ　Ｎ　Ｇ　Ｏ  19:19, February 5, 2018 (UTC)
 * 934-930 -
 * 929-925 -
 * 924-920 - Hi!-68.106.0.77 02:26, December 3, 2017 (UTC) Ryan1000 22:49, December 4, 2017 (UTC)
 * 919-915 -Fr3d (talk) 05:49, January 5, 2018 (UTC)
 * 914-910 - Garfield (03/12/17)
 * 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 -  T G  My Birthday 18:02, December 2, 2017 (UTC)
 * Gilma -
 * Hector -
 * Ileana -JoeBillyBob (talk) 12:12, December 18, 2017 (UTC)
 * John - The longest storm worldwide. (33 days) Hi!-68.106.0.77 02:26, December 3, 2017 (UTC)
 * Kristy - Becomes one of the longest lasting storms ever recorded in EPac proper, despite only peaking as a C2. ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  01:55, December 3, 2017 (UTC)
 * Lane - I'm telling you, Team Lane is taking everything home in 2018.  Ｄ　Ｅ　Ｓ　Ｋ　Ｒ　Ａ　Ａ　Ｔ　Ｉ　Ｎ　Ｇ　Ｏ 00:27, December 7, 2017 (UTC)
 * Miriam - Garfield (03/12/17)
 * Norman - Ryan1000 22:49, December 4, 2017 (UTC)
 * Olivia -
 * Paul -
 * Rosa -
 * Sergio -
 * Tara -
 * Vicente -
 * Willa -
 * Xavier -
 * Yolanda -
 * Zeke -

Central Pacific:
 * Walaka -  T G  My Birthday 18:02, December 2, 2017 (UTC) Hi!-68.106.0.77 18:41, December 2, 2017 (UTC) ~  Steve    Talk Page  My Edits  📧  01:55, December 3, 2017 (UTC)
 * Akoni -JoeBillyBob (talk) 12:12, December 18, 2017 (UTC)
 * Ema -
 * Hone -
 * Iona -
 * Keli -

Informal betting on shortest-lasting storm (excluding depressions)
Eastern Pacific:
 * Aletta - Ryan1000 22:49, December 4, 2017 (UTC)
 * Bud -JoeBillyBob (talk) 12:12, December 18, 2017 (UTC)
 * Carlotta -
 * Daniel -
 * Emilia -
 * Fabio - Hi!-68.106.0.77 18:41, December 2, 2017 (UTC)
 * Gilma -Fr3d (talk) 05:50, January 5, 2018 (UTC)
 * Hector -
 * Ileana -
 * John -  T G  My Birthday 18:02, December 2, 2017 (UTC) This will be another Ramon or Failicia ~  Steve    Talk Page  My Edits  📧  01:55, December 3, 2017 (UTC)
 * Kristy -
 * Lane -
 * Miriam -
 * Norman -
 * Olivia -
 * Paul -
 * Rosa - Garfield (03/12/17)
 * Sergio -
 * Tara -
 * Vicente -
 * Willa -
 * Xavier -
 * Yolanda -
 * Zeke -

Central Pacific:
 * Walaka -  T G  My Birthday 18:02, December 2, 2017 (UTC) Hi!-68.106.0.77 18:41, December 2, 2017 (UTC) ~  Steve    Talk Page  My Edits  📧  01:55, December 3, 2017 (UTC)JoeBillyBob (talk) 12:12, December 18, 2017 (UTC)
 * 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 -  T G  My Birthday 18:02, December 2, 2017 (UTC) ~  Steve    Talk Page  My Edits  📧  01:55, December 3, 2017 (UTC)
 * Olivia -JoeBillyBob (talk) 12:12, December 18, 2017 (UTC)
 * Paul - england is my city  Ｄ　Ｅ　Ｓ　Ｋ　Ｒ　Ａ　Ａ　Ｔ　Ｉ　Ｎ　Ｇ　Ｏ 14:33, December 9, 2017 (UTC)
 * Rosa - Garfield (03/12/17)
 * Sergio - Ryan1000 22:49, December 4, 2017 (UTC)
 * Tara -
 * Vicente -
 * Willa -
 * Xavier -
 * Yolanda -
 * Zeke -

Central Pacific:
 * Walaka -  T G  My Birthday 18:02, December 2, 2017 (UTC) Hi!-68.106.0.77 18:41, December 2, 2017 (UTC) Just to finish up the CPac list. ~  Steve    Talk Page  My Edits  📧  01:55, December 3, 2017 (UTC)
 * Akoni - Ryan1000 22:49, December 4, 2017 (UTC)JoeBillyBob (talk) 12:12, December 18, 2017 (UTC)
 * Ema -
 * Hone -
 * Iona -
 * Keli -

Informal betting on total 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 - Hi!-68.106.0.77 02:26, December 3, 2017 (UTC)
 * 15 -
 * 16 -  T G  My Birthday 18:02, December 2, 2017 (UTC) ~  Steve    Talk Page  My Edits  📧  01:55, December 3, 2017 (UTC)
 * 17 - Ryan1000 22:49, December 4, 2017 (UTC)
 * 18 - Garfield (03/12/17)JoeBillyBob (talk) 12:12, December 18, 2017 (UTC)
 * 19 -
 * 20 -
 * 21-25 -
 * 26-31 (record, 2015) -
 * 32 or more (highly unlikely) -

Informal betting on number of storms peaking as tropical depressions

 * None (record low set most recently in 2012) -
 * 1 - Ryan1000 22:49, December 4, 2017 (UTC) ~ <font face="Impact"> Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  02:33, December 5, 2017 (UTC)
 * 2 -JoeBillyBob (talk) 12:12, December 18, 2017 (UTC)
 * 3 -
 * 4 -
 * 5 -
 * 6 -
 * 7 -
 * More than 7 -

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 - Hi!-68.106.0.77 02:26, December 3, 2017 (UTC)
 * 14 -  T G  My Birthday 18:02, December 2, 2017 (UTC)
 * 15 - ~ <font face="Impact"> Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  02:01, December 3, 2017 (UTC)
 * 16 - Ryan1000 22:49, December 4, 2017 (UTC)JoeBillyBob (talk) 12:12, December 18, 2017 (UTC)
 * 17 - Garfield (03/12/17)
 * 18 -
 * 19 -
 * 20 -
 * 21-24 -
 * 25-27 (record, 1992) -
 * 28 or more (highly unlikely) -

Informal betting on number of storms peaking as tropical storms
How many storms do you think will peak as tropical storms?
 * None (highly unlikely) -
 * 1 -
 * 2 -
 * 3 -
 * 4 -
 * 5 - Ryan1000 22:49, December 4, 2017 (UTC)
 * 6 -
 * 7 -
 * 8 - ~ <font face="Impact"> Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  02:33, December 5, 2017 (UTC)JoeBillyBob (talk) 12:12, December 18, 2017 (UTC)
 * 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 - Hi!-68.106.0.77 02:26, December 3, 2017 (UTC)
 * 6 -  T G  My Birthday 18:02, December 2, 2017 (UTC) - Garfield  (03/12/17)
 * 7 - ~ <font face="Impact"> Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  01:55, December 3, 2017 (UTC)
 * 8 -JoeBillyBob (talk) 12:12, December 18, 2017 (UTC)
 * 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 storms peaking as non-major hurricanes
How many storms do you think will peak as category 1 or 2 hurricanes?
 * None -
 * 1 -
 * 2 -
 * 3 -
 * 4 -
 * 5 - ~ <font face="Impact"> Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  02:33, December 5, 2017 (UTC)
 * 6 -JoeBillyBob (talk) 12:12, December 18, 2017 (UTC)
 * 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 -  T G  My Birthday 18:02, December 2, 2017 (UTC) ~ <font face="Impact"> Steve    Talk Page  My Edits  📧  01:55, December 3, 2017 (UTC) Hi!-68.106.0.77 02:26, December 3, 2017 (UTC)JoeBillyBob (talk) 12:12, December 18, 2017 (UTC)
 * 3 -
 * 4 - Garfield (03/12/17) lane is one of them  Ｄ　Ｅ　Ｓ　Ｋ　Ｒ　Ａ　Ａ　Ｔ　Ｉ　Ｎ　Ｇ　Ｏ 19:20, February 5, 2018 (UTC)
 * 5 -
 * 6 - Ryan1000 22:49, December 4, 2017 (UTC)
 * 7 -
 * 8 -
 * 9 -
 * 10 -
 * 11 (record, 2015) -
 * 12 or more (highly unlikely) -

Informal betting on number of category 5 hurricanes

 * None - Ryan1000 22:49, December 4, 2017 (UTC) ~ <font face="Impact"> Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  02:33, December 5, 2017 (UTC)JoeBillyBob (talk) 12:12, December 18, 2017 (UTC)
 * 1 -
 * 2 -
 * 3 (record, 1994 and 2002) -
 * 4 or more (highly unlikely) -

Informal betting on number of deaths

 * 5 or less - Hi!-68.106.0.77 18:41, December 2, 2017 (UTC)
 * 6-25 - ~ <font face="Impact"> Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  01:55, December 3, 2017 (UTC) - Garfield (03/12/17)
 * 25-50 -  T G  My Birthday 18:02, December 2, 2017 (UTC)JoeBillyBob (talk) 12:12, December 18, 2017 (UTC)
 * 51-100 - Ryan1000 22:49, December 4, 2017 (UTC)
 * 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 - Hi!-68.106.0.77 18:41, December 2, 2017 (UTC) ~ <font face="Impact"> Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  01:55, December 3, 2017 (UTC)  SUPREME COLGATE CREW 16:44, December 5, 2017 (UTC)
 * $51-100 million -  T G  My Birthday 18:02, December 2, 2017 (UTC)JoeBillyBob (talk) 12:12, December 18, 2017 (UTC)
 * $100-200 million -
 * $201-300 million - Ryan1000 22:49, December 4, 2017 (UTC)
 * $301-400 million - Garfield (03/12/17)
 * $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 -  SUPREME COLGATE CREW 20:03, December 2, 2017 (UTC)
 * 71-80 - ~ <font face="Impact"> Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  01:55, December 3, 2017 (UTC) Hi!-68.106.0.77 02:26, December 3, 2017 (UTC)
 * 81-90 -  T G  My Birthday 18:02, December 2, 2017 (UTC)
 * 91-100 -
 * 101-110 - Garfield (03/12/17)
 * 111-120 -
 * 121-130 -JoeBillyBob (talk) 12:12, December 18, 2017 (UTC)
 * 131-140 -
 * 141-150 -
 * 151-160 - Ryan1000 22:49, December 4, 2017 (UTC)
 * 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 (due to impact)

 * None -  T G  My Birthday 18:02, December 2, 2017 (UTC) Hi!-68.106.0.77 18:41, December 2, 2017 (UTC)  SUPREME COLGATE CREW 20:03, December 2, 2017 (UTC) ~ <font face="Impact"> Steve    Talk Page  My Edits  📧  01:55, December 3, 2017 (UTC) - Garfield (03/12/17)
 * One - Ryan1000 22:49, December 4, 2017 (UTC)JoeBillyBob (talk) 12:12, December 18, 2017 (UTC)
 * 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 -  T G  My Birthday 18:02, December 2, 2017 (UTC) Hi!-68.106.0.77 18:41, December 2, 2017 (UTC) ~ <font face="Impact"> Steve    Talk Page  My Edits  📧  01:55, December 3, 2017 (UTC) - Garfield (03/12/17) Ryan1000 22:49, December 4, 2017 (UTC)  SUPREME COLGATE CREW 16:43, December 5, 2017 (UTC)
 * One -JoeBillyBob (talk) 12:12, December 18, 2017 (UTC)
 * Two (Record high, 1992) -
 * Three or more -

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