List of storms named Olaf explained

The name Olaf has been used for six tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific.

The name is used on the modern six-year lists:

• Hurricane Olaf (1985), never threatened land.
• Tropical Storm Olaf (1997), made landfall twice.
• Hurricane Olaf (2003), made landfall in Mexico as a tropical storm.
• Tropical Storm Olaf (2009), approached Baja California.
• Hurricane Olaf (2015), moved into the Central Pacific and then back into the Eastern Pacific while still tropical.
• Hurricane Olaf (2021), made landfall in Baja California.

The name Olaf was also used for one tropical cyclone in the Southwest Pacific:

• Cyclone Olaf (2005), a Category 5 cyclone that affected Samoa.