The 2013-14 North Pole hurricane season was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It officially began on November 15 and ended on April 30, dates of which conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the North Pole/Arctic basin. The 2013-14 season was very active, with 20 depressions developing near the North Pole in the Arctic Ocean. 18 of these depressions became named storms, 12 became hurricanes, and 4 were strong enough to be classified as a major hurricane (Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale).