1953 Pacific hurricane season
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The 1953 Pacific hurricane season was the least active season on record. The season officially began on May 15 in the northeast Pacific Ocean and on June 1 in the central northern Pacific. They ended on November 30. These dates conventionally delimit the time of year when most tropical cyclones form in northeast Pacific Ocean.[1] Before the satellite age started in the 1960s, data prior to that time on Pacific hurricanes is extremely unreliable as most east Pacific storms are of no threat to land.[2]
1953 Pacific hurricane season | |
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Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | August 23, 1953 |
Last system dissipated | October 8, 1953 |
Strongest storm | |
By maximum sustained winds | Four |
• Maximum winds | 90 mph (145 km/h) (1-minute sustained) |
• Lowest pressure | 991 mbar (hPa; 29.26 inHg) |
By central pressure | One |
• Maximum winds | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-minute sustained) |
• Lowest pressure | 981 mbar (hPa; 28.97 inHg) |
Seasonal statistics | |
Total storms | 4 (record low) |
Hurricanes | 2 |
Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) | 0 |
Total fatalities | 0 |
Total damage | None |
Related articles | |
Pacific hurricane seasons 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955 |
Of the four known tropical systems, two became hurricanes. Although only a tropical storm, the first storm of the season was the deepest, with a pressure of 981 mbar (29.0 inHg). This season is unusual in that no one was killed, no damage was inflicted, and no tropical cyclones made landfall.