Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale
Few off-season tropical cyclones in the east Pacific have affected land, and none of them have made landfall. Only Hurricane Nina caused both property damage and fatalities. The strongest hurricane between December and May was Hurricane Ekeka in 1992, which reached winds of . However, after Tropical Storm Paka crossed the International Date Line, it intensified into a typhoon with winds equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale. The most recent off-season storm is Tropical Storm Andres in mid-May 2021.