 The 1994 Pacific hurricane season set several records . First , three hurricanes reached Category 5 intensity on the Saffir @-@ Simpson Hurricane Scale , setting a record later tied in 2002 . Hurricane John lasted longer and spent more time tropical than any other tropical cyclone on Earth in recorded history . Eleven tropical cyclones entered or formed in the central Pacific , a record shared with the 1992 season until the 2015 season broke the record . Finally , of the four most intense hurricanes recorded in the Central Pacific , three of them occurred this season . 
