High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1985 Pacific hurricane season was an above average season with 24 named storms. The season officially started on May 15, 1985 east of 140°W, and on June 1, 2006 between the International Date Line and 140°W, and lasted until November 30, 1985. These dates typically limit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the eastern Pacific basin. This timeline documents all the storm formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, as well as dissipation. The timeline also includes information which was not operationally released, meaning that information from post-storm reviews by the Eastern Pacific Hurricane Center (EPHC), such as information on a storm that was not operationally warned on, have been included Although meteorologist expected a below-normal season, the season got on to a fast start with 8 storms forming by the end of July. By the middle of October, 21 storms had formed. and the list of names was exhausted, forcing the Eastern Pacific Hurricane Center to request emergency names. The cause of the high activity is unknown as this year continued a trend of above average season that began four year prior to this, in 1981. They were several notable storms this year, in which one writer described as worst year ever. Hurricanes Ignacio, Pauline, Rick, and Nele all affected Hawaii, some more than others.Hurricane Waldo destroyed 600 homes in Sinaloa and later produced significant rainfall across the Southwestern United States and Great Plains. One person was killed in Kansas. Hurricane Terry was also investigated a Hurricane Hunter aircraft while located off the west coast of the Baja California Peninsula.