With the formation of Hurricane Jimena and Tropical Storm Kevin over the past several days, the tropics in the Eastern Pacific had seven named storms in the month of August alone. That is the most storms in one month for this region since the 1960s. So far this season, the Eastern Pacific has benefited from the latest El Nino episode with 14 depressions, 11 named storms, 5 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes.