List of storms named Patricia

The name Patricia was used for five tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific:

• Hurricane Patricia (1970) – Category 2 hurricane that remained in the open ocean
• Hurricane Patricia (1974) – Category 1 hurricane that remained at sea
• Hurricane Patricia (2003) – Category 1 hurricane that also remained far from land
• Tropical Storm Patricia (2009) – briefly affected parts of Baja California Sur, causing no damage
• Hurricane Patricia (2015) – powerful Category 5 hurricane that became the strongest storm ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere, the second-strongest worldwide in terms of pressure, and the strongest in terms of 1-minute sustained winds

After the 2015 storm, the name Patricia was retired and replaced with Pamela for the 2021 season.[1]

The name Patricia was also used for one tropical cyclone in the Western Pacific:

• Typhoon Patricia (1949) – a Category 4 typhoon that passed near Japan