article_snippet.sent: Tropical cyclone activity during the 2014 eastern North Pacific hurricane season was well above normal,' according to WMO. '
article_snippet.sent: Most of the tropical cyclones formed from tropical waves which moved from the Caribbean Sea to the eastern North Pacific. '
article_snippet.sent: Of the 20 tropical storms that formed, 14 became hurricanes, and eight reached major hurricane strength. '
article_snippet.sent: The hurricane total is the second highest on record for the basin and the number of major hurricanes ties the record for the most. '
article_snippet.sent: By comparison, the 1981-2010 averages are 15 tropical storms, eight hurricanes and four major hurricanes.'