Changes: Forum:2019 Pacific hurricane season/Betting pools

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Welcome to the betting pools for the 2019 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 - REAL GER (talk) 17:52, November 13, 2018 (UTC)
May 22 - 31 - PORYGONAL 15:50, November 13, 2018 (UTC)
June 1 - 10 -
June 11 - 20 -
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 -
October 22 - 31 -
November 1 - 10 - PORYGONAL 15:50, November 13, 2018 (UTC) REAL GER (talk) 17:52, November 13, 2018 (UTC)
November 11 - 20 -
November 21 -
December 6 or later (Record latest, 2015)

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:

Alvin -
Barbara -
Cosme -
Dalila -
Erick -
Flossie -
Gil -
Henriette -
Ivo -
Juliette -
Kiko -
Lorena -
Mario -
Narda -
Octave -
Priscilla -
Raymond -
Sonia -
Tico -
Velma -
Wallis -
Xina -
York -
Zelda -

Central Pacific:

Akoni -
Ema -
Hone -
Iona -
Keli -

Informal betting on strongest storm name

Eastern Pacific:

Alvin -
Barbara -
Cosme -
Dalila -
Erick -
Flossie -
Gil -
Henriette -
Ivo -
Juliette - romeo must die REAL GER (talk) 17:52, November 13, 2018 (UTC)
Kiko -
Lorena -
Mario -
Narda - Maybe this one. - PORYGONAL 15:50, November 13, 2018 (UTC)
Octave -
Priscilla -
Raymond -
Sonia -
Tico -
Velma -
Wallis -
Xina -
York -
Zelda -

Central Pacific:

Akoni -
Ema -
Hone -
Iona -
Keli -

Informal betting on weakest storm name (excluding depressions)

Eastern Pacific:

Alvin -
Barbara -
Cosme -
Dalila - hey there delilah what's it like being a cripple REAL GER (talk) 17:54, November 13, 2018 (UTC)
Erick -
Flossie -
Gil -
Henriette -
Ivo -
Juliette -
Kiko -
Lorena -
Mario -
Narda -
Octave -
Priscilla -
Raymond - Sorry buddy. - PORYGONAL 15:55, November 13, 2018 (UTC)
Sonia -
Tico -
Velma -
Wallis -
Xina -
York -
Zelda -

Central Pacific:

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 -
145 -
150 - PORYGONAL 15:55, November 13, 2018 (UTC) REAL GER (talk) 17:54, November 13, 2018 (UTC)
155 -
160 -
165 -
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 -
944-940 -
939-935 -
934-930 - PORYGONAL 15:55, November 13, 2018 (UTC) REAL GER (talk) 17:54, November 13, 2018 (UTC)
929-925 -
924-920 -
919-915 -
914-910 -
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:

Alvin -
Barbara -
Cosme -
Dalila -
Erick -
Flossie -
Gil -
Henriette - the "ette" gang will take over: juliette as strongest, henriette as longest lasting weeb storm what crosses into the wpac REAL GER (talk) 17:55, November 13, 2018 (UTC)
Ivo -
Juliette - I think Juliette will return to her former glory. - PORYGONAL 15:55, November 13, 2018 (UTC)
Kiko -
Lorena -
Mario -
Narda -
Octave -
Priscilla -
Raymond -
Sonia -
Tico -
Velma -
Wallis -
Xina -
York -
Zelda -

Central Pacific:

Akoni -
Ema -
Hone -
Iona -
Keli -

Informal betting on shortest-lasting storm (excluding depressions)

Eastern Pacific:

Alvin -
Barbara - PORYGONAL 15:55, November 13, 2018 (UTC)
Cosme -
Dalila - HEY THERE DELILAH WHAT'S IT LIKE BEING A CRIPPLE REAL GER (talk) 17:56, November 13, 2018 (UTC)
Erick -
Flossie -
Gil -
Henriette -
Ivo -
Juliette -
Kiko -
Lorena -
Mario -
Narda -
Octave -
Priscilla -
Raymond -
Sonia -
Tico -
Velma -
Wallis -
Xina -
York -
Zelda -

Central Pacific:

Akoni -
Ema -
Hone -
Iona -
Keli -

Informal betting on final storm name

Eastern Pacific:

Alvin -
Barbara -
Cosme -
Dalila -
Erick -
Flossie -
Gil -
Henriette -
Ivo -
Juliette -
Kiko -
Lorena -
Mario -
Narda -
Octave -
Priscilla - cilla black REAL GER (talk) 17:56, November 13, 2018 (UTC)
Raymond - PORYGONAL 15:55, November 13, 2018 (UTC)
Sonia -
Tico -
Velma -
Wallis -
Xina -
York -
Zelda -

Central Pacific:

Akoni -
Ema -
Hone -
Iona -
Keli -

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 - PORYGONAL 15:55, November 13, 2018 (UTC) REAL GER (talk) 17:57, November 13, 2018 (UTC)
21-25 -
26-31 (record, 2015) -
32 or more (highly unlikely) -

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 - PORYGONAL 15:55, November 13, 2018 (UTC) REAL GER (talk) 17:57, November 13, 2018 (UTC)
20 -
21-24 -
25-27 (record, 1992) -
28 or more (highly unlikely) -

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 - PORYGONAL 15:55, November 13, 2018 (UTC)
12 -
13 -
14 -
15 -
16 (record high, 1990, 1992, 2014, and 2015) -
17 or more (highly unlikely) -

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 - PORYGONAL 15:55, November 13, 2018 (UTC)
7 -
8 -
9 -
10 -
11 (record, 2015) -
12 or more (highly unlikely) -

Informal betting on number of deaths

5 or less -
6-25 -
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 -
$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 -
71-80 -
81-90 -
91-100 -
101-110 -
111-120 -
121-130 -
131-140 -
141-150 - REAL GER (talk) 17:57, November 13, 2018 (UTC)
151-160 -
161-170 -
171-180 -
181-200 -
201-220 -
221-250 -
251-280 -
281-317 (record high, 2018) -
More than 317 (highly unlikely) -

Informal betting on number of retired names

None -
One -
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 -
One -
Two (Record high, 1992) -
Three or more -

Informal betting on final post-season report issued

This betting pool is closed until December 2019.

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