How many tropical cyclones have there been in the Central Pacific Basin each year? What years were the greatest and fewest seen?
The average number of tropical cyclones (depressions, storms, and hurricanes) in the Central Pacific Basin is 4 to 5 each year. The most active years on record were 1992 and 1994 with 11 systems each. The least active, with 0 systems, were 1977, 1969, 1964, and 1960. 1992 had 4 tropical depressions, 5 tropical storms, and 2 hurricanes. 1994 had 3 tropical depressions, 3 tropical storms, and 5 hurricanes.
