1955 Pacific hurricane season

1955 Pacific hurricane season
Season summary map
First system formed June 6, 1953
Last system dissipated October 16, 1953
Strongest storm1 One – 85 mph (140 km/h)
Total storms 6
Hurricanes 2
Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) 0
Total fatalities 0
Total damage Unknown
1Strongest storm is determined by lowest pressure
Pacific hurricane seasons
1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957

The 1955 Pacific hurricane seasons began on May 15, 1955, in the northeast Pacific Ocean and on June 1, 1955, in the central Pacific. They ended on November 30, 1955. These dates conventionally delimit the time of year when most tropical cyclones form in northeast Pacific Ocean.

Before the satellite age started in the 1960s, data on east Pacific hurricanes is extremely unreliable. Most east Pacific storms are of no threat to land. Six tropical systems were observed this season.

Storms

Hurricane One

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)
Duration June 6 – June 8
Peak intensity 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min)  990 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane One existed from June 6 to June 8.

Tropical Storm Two

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration June 8 – June 11
Peak intensity 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min)  1003 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Two existed from June 8 to June 11.

Tropical Storm Three

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration July 6 – July 9
Peak intensity 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min)  1005 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Three existed from July 6 to July 9.

Tropical Storm Four

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration September 1 – September 5
Peak intensity 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min)  1000 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Four existed from September 1 to September 5.

Tropical Storm Five

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration October 1 – October 4
Peak intensity 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min)  1002 mbar (hPa)

In early October, the remnants of Hurricane Janet entered the Pacific Ocean, which later re-organized into the fifth tropical storm of the Pacific hurricane season.[1] On October 1, the storm began to curve northwestward due to a ridge over Texas. Over the following days, however, a shortwave over the United States West Coast forced to the storm to the north and then east.[2] The tropical storm maintained the same intensity throughout its existence, before making landfall on Baja California Sur at 0600 UTC on October 3. The disturbance crossed back into the Gulf of California, where it dissipated the following day.[3] The remnants of the cyclone later moved into Sonora. In the United States, rainfall was spread throughout areas of Arizona and New Mexico. Stations in Tatum and Lovington, New Mexico, recorded peak rainfall totals in excess of 3 in (76 mm).[2]

Hurricane Six

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)
Duration October 15 – October 16
Peak intensity 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min)  999 mbar (hPa)

In mid-October, a hurricane hit southwestern Mexico

See also

References

  1. ↑ United States Department of Commerce (1955). "Bulletins and Advisories Issued by Weather Bureau Airport Station, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Weather Bureau Office, Miami, Florida, and Weather Bureau Office, New Orleans, Louisiana, on Hurricane "Janet"" (PDF). United States Weather Bureau. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "The Effects of Tropical Cyclones on the Southwestern United States" (PDF). NOAA Technical Memorandum. National Weather Service Western Region. August 1986. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
  3. ↑ National Hurricane Center; Hurricane Research Division; Central Pacific Hurricane Center. "The Northeast and North Central Pacific hurricane database 1949–2015". United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service. A guide on how to read the database is available here.
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