Forum:2013 Pacific hurricane season/Betting pools

Welcome to the 2013 Pacific hurricane season betting pools! Enjoy!

No actual betting is going on here.

Informal betting on the date of formation of first named storm (Alvin)
Add your own date if you want to do so.
 * Before April 1 - (record earliest, 1992)
 * April 1 to 30 -
 * May 1 to 10 -
 * May 11 to 20 -
 * May 21 to 31 - -- Andrew Talk To Me  Contribs  Mail Me  21:13, September 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * June 1 to 10 -
 * June 11 to 20 -
 * June 21 to 30 -
 * July 1 to 10 - (record latest, 1964)
 * July 11 to 20 -
 * July 21 to 31 -
 * August 1 to 10 -
 * August 11 to 20 -
 * August 21 to 31 -
 * September 1 to 30 -
 * After October 1 -
 * There will be no storms this year - (exceptionally unlikely)

Informal betting on the dissipation date of last storm
Add your own date if you want to do so.
 * There will be no storms this year - (exceptionally unlikely)
 * Before September 1 -
 * September 1 to 10 -
 * September 11 to 20 -
 * September 21 to 30 - (record earliest, 1995?)
 * October 1 to 10 -
 * October 11 to 20 -
 * October 21 to 31 -
 * November 1 to 10 -
 * November 11 to 20 -
 * November 21 to 30 -
 * Dec 1 to Dec 7 - -- Andrew Talk To Me  Contribs  Mail Me  21:13, September 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * Dec 16 to Dec 23 - (record latest, 2010)
 * Dec 24 to Dec 31 -
 * Storm active at start of 2014 -

Informal betting on the strongest storm name
No betting on storms that have already formed. Sorry. And please bet on just one name.


 * Alvin -
 * Barbara -
 * Cosme -
 * Dalila -
 * Erick -
 * Flossie -
 * Gil -
 * Henriette -
 * Ivo -
 * Juliette - -- Andrew Talk To Me  Contribs  Mail Me  21:13, September 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * Kiko -
 * Lorena -
 * Manuel -
 * Narda -
 * Octave -
 * Priscilla -
 * Raymond -
 * Sonia -
 * Tico -
 * Velma -
 * Wallis -
 * Xina -
 * York -
 * Zelda -

Central Pacific names will be available in January 2013.

Informal betting on the highest winds
Winds are in miles per hour.


 * Less than 115 -
 * 115 -
 * 120 -
 * 125 -
 * 130 -
 * 135 -
 * 140 -
 * 145 -
 * 150 -
 * 155 -
 * 160 -
 * 165 -
 * 170 -
 * 175 -
 * 180 - -- Andrew Talk To Me  Contribs  Mail Me  21:13, September 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * 185 - (record for the East Pacific, Hurricane Linda in 1997)
 * 190 - (worldwide record)
 * 195 -
 * 200 -
 * More than 200 - (extremely unlikely)

Informal betting on lowest pressure
Pressure is in millibars. Intervals are 5 mbar apart. If you have a more exact prediction (such as 923 mbar), feel free to add it in its correct area.


 * More than 960 -
 * 960 -
 * 955 -
 * 950 -
 * 945 -
 * 940 -
 * 935 -
 * 930 -
 * 925 -
 * 920 -
 * 915 -
 * 910 -
 * 908 - -- Andrew Talk To Me  Contribs  Mail Me  21:13, September 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * 905 -
 * 902 - (record for the East Pacific, Hurricane Linda in 1997)
 * 900 -
 * 895 -
 * 890 -
 * 885 -
 * 880 -
 * 875 -
 * 870 -
 * Less than 870 - (worldwide record, Typhoon Tip in the 1979 PTS)

Informal betting on Strangest Storm
I couldn't resist. What storm do you think will shred the rules of climatology the most? Please tell why, makes it more fun.

This section is just for fun. There will likely be no winner. Because of this, please do not mark out the names as they form. Also, please do not vote for a storm that has already formed, and vote on one name only.


 * Alvin -
 * Barbara -
 * Cosme -
 * Dalila -
 * Erick - Hits Panama as a Cat. 1, degenerates, regenerates into Tropical Storm Fernand, redegenerates after a Costa Rica landfall, and finally reregenerates as Cat. 3 Flossie. -- Andrew Talk To Me  Contribs  Mail Me  21:13, September 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * Flossie -
 * Gil -
 * Henriette -
 * Ivo -
 * Juliette -
 * Kiko -
 * Lorena -
 * Manuel -
 * Narda -
 * Octave -
 * Priscilla -
 * Raymond -
 * Sonia -
 * Tico -
 * Velma -
 * Wallis -
 * Xina -
 * York -
 * Zelda -

Central Pacific names will come out in January 2013.

Informal betting on the final EPac storm name

 * Alvin -
 * Barbara -
 * Cosme -
 * Dalila -
 * Erick -
 * Flossie -
 * Gil -
 * Henriette -
 * Ivo -
 * Juliette -
 * Kiko -
 * Lorena -
 * Manuel -
 * Narda -
 * Octave -
 * Priscilla -
 * Raymond -
 * Sonia -
 * Tico - -- Andrew Talk To Me  Contribs  Mail Me  21:13, September 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * Velma -
 * Wallis -
 * Xina -
 * York -
 * Zelda -

Informal betting on the final CPac storm name
This poll is closed until January 2013.

Informal betting on longest lasting storm
No betting on storms that have already formed. Sorry. Alvin -
 * Barbara -
 * Cosme -
 * Dalila -
 * Erick -
 * Flossie -
 * Gil -
 * Henriette - -- Andrew Talk To Me  Contribs  Mail Me  21:13, September 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * Ivo -
 * Juliette -
 * Kiko -
 * Lorena -
 * Manuel -
 * Narda -
 * Octave -
 * Priscilla -
 * Raymond -
 * Sonia -
 * Tico -
 * Velma -
 * Wallis -
 * Xina -
 * York -
 * Zelda -

Central Pacific names will come out in January 2013.

Informal betting on the final EPac storm name

 * Alvin -
 * Barbara -
 * Cosme -
 * Dalila -
 * Erick -
 * Flossie -
 * Gil -
 * Henriette -
 * Ivo -
 * Juliette -
 * Kiko -
 * Lorena -
 * Manuel -
 * Narda -
 * Octave -
 * Priscilla -
 * Raymond -
 * Sonia -
 * Tico - -- Andrew Talk To Me  Contribs  Mail Me  21:13, September 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * Velma -
 * Wallis -
 * Xina -
 * York -
 * Zelda -

Central Pacific names will come out in January 2013.

Informal betting on number of CPAC storms (including cross-overs)

 * None this year- (record low set most recently in 1979)
 * 1 -
 * 2 -
 * 3 -
 * 4 --- Andrew Talk To Me  Contribs  Mail Me  21:13, September 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * 5 -
 * 6 -
 * 7 -
 * 8 -
 * 9 -
 * 10 or more - (record high, 1992 and 1994)

Informal betting on the number of deaths
Add your own if you want.


 * Less than 100 deaths -
 * 101 - 200 deaths - -- Andrew Talk To Me  Contribs  Mail Me  21:13, September 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * 201 - 400 deaths -
 * 401 - 600 deaths -
 * 601 - 800 deaths -
 * 801 - 1000 deaths -
 * 1000 - 1500 deaths -
 * Greater than 1500 deaths - (all time record, 1959)

Informal betting on damage totals
Add your own if you want.
 * Less than 100 million -
 * 100-300 million - -- Andrew Talk To Me  Contribs  Mail Me  21:13, September 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * 300-500 million -
 * 500 million-1 billion -
 * 1-5 billion -
 * 5-10 billion - (record high, Hurricane Pauline in 1997?)
 * More than 10 billion(highly unlikely)

Informal betting on ACE totals
No betting on ACE totals that currently exist. Sorry. Also, the ACE includes CPac ACE.
 * Less than 90 - (record low, 1977)
 * 90-99 -
 * 100-109 -
 * 110-119 -
 * 120-129 -
 * 130-139 -
 * 140-149 -
 * 150-159 - -- Andrew Talk To Me  Contribs  Mail Me  21:13, September 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * 160-169 -
 * 170-179 -
 * 180-189 -
 * 190-199 -
 * 200-219 -
 * 220-239 -
 * 240-259 -
 * 260-279 -
 * 280-295 -
 * More than 295 - (record high, 1992 - extremely unlikely)

Informal betting on number of retired names
No betting on obvious numbers from storms that have already formed. Sorry.
 * No names -
 * 1 name - -- Andrew Talk To Me  Contribs  Mail Me  21:13, September 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2 names - (record high, 1997)
 * 3 names -
 * More than 3 names - (entremely unlikely)

Informal betting pool on final post season report issued
This betting pool is closed until December 2013.