, ▁Ad rian ▁was ▁the ▁fourth ▁earliest ▁tropical ▁cy clone ▁to ▁form ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁Pacific ▁since ▁reliable ▁record - keep ing ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁Activity ▁throughout ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁was ▁far ▁less ▁notable , ▁with ▁ 1 6 ▁tropical ▁cycl ones , ▁ 1 5 ▁named ▁storm s , ▁ 7 ▁h urr ican es , ▁and ▁ 2 ▁major ▁h urr ican es . ▁The ▁long - term ▁ 1 9 7 1 – 2 0 0 4 ▁average ▁suggests ▁an ▁average ▁season ▁to ▁feature ▁ 1 5 ▁named ▁storm s , ▁ 9 ▁h urr ican es , ▁and ▁ 4 ▁major ▁h urr ican es . ▁October ▁in ▁particular ▁was ▁not ably ▁quiet , ▁with ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁only ▁one ▁tropical ▁de pression ; ▁only ▁three ▁other ▁seasons , ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁ended ▁the ▁month ▁without ▁the ▁design ation ▁of ▁a ▁named ▁storm . ▁▁ ▁Over all ▁wind ▁energy ▁output ▁was ▁reflected ▁with ▁an ▁Acc um ulated ▁cy clone ▁energy ▁index ▁value ▁of ▁ 7 5 ▁units , ▁or ▁about ▁ 6 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁long - term ▁mean ▁of ▁ 1 1 4 ▁units , ▁highlight ing ▁the ▁generally ▁weak ▁and ▁short - l ived ▁nature ▁of ▁tropical ▁activity ▁across ▁the ▁bas in ; ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁nin th ▁lowest ▁value ▁on ▁record . ▁Analysis ▁of ▁the ▁environment ▁suggested ▁that