1963 Pacific hurricane season
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The 1963 Pacific hurricane season was a below-average season, with 8 storms and 4 hurricanes forming. The strongest of these storms were Glenda and Mona, which both had 85 mph (135 km/h) winds. The first storm, Emily, made landfall near Manzanillo
, Mexico
as a Category 1 hurricane. The next hurricanes, Florence and Glenda, stayed far away from land. Jenny-Katherine made landfall on Baja California
as a post-tropical depression on September 18. Tropical Storm Irah affected Hawaii
as a tropical depression. An unnamed tropical storm curved round Hawaii from 2-8 August. Lillian became post-tropical shortly before making landfall on September 29 with winds of 50 mph. Mona, the final storm of the season made landfall around about the same area as Lillian did with winds of 85 mph.
Timeline of activity in the 1963 Pacific hurricane season
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on September 18, bringing heavy rain to southern California. A total of 6.5 inches (165.1 mm) fell in the mountains of southern California from the storm. The storm had two names because it was assumed that Jenny dissipated and Katherine reformed, but it was in actuality one storm.
as a tropical storm.
for each storm in the season. Broadly speaking, the ACE is a measure of the power of a hurricane multiplied by the length of time it existed, so storms that last a long time, as well as particularly strong hurricanes, have high ACEs. ACE is calculated for only full advisories on specifically tropical systems reaching or exceeding wind speeds of 34 knots (39 mph, 63 km/h), or tropical storm strength. Accordingly, tropical depressions are not included here. The ACE also does not include subtropical storms. Later the NHC reexamines the data, and produces a final report on each storm, which can lead to the ACE for a storm being revised either upward or downward. Until the final reports are issued, ACEs are, therefore, provisional.
Manzanillo, Colima
The name Manzanillo refers to the city as well as its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Colima. The city, located on the Pacific Ocean, contains Mexico's busiest port. Manzanillo was the third port created by the Spanish in the Pacific during the New Spain period...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
as a Category 1 hurricane. The next hurricanes, Florence and Glenda, stayed far away from land. Jenny-Katherine made landfall on Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
as a post-tropical depression on September 18. Tropical Storm Irah affected Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
as a tropical depression. An unnamed tropical storm curved round Hawaii from 2-8 August. Lillian became post-tropical shortly before making landfall on September 29 with winds of 50 mph. Mona, the final storm of the season made landfall around about the same area as Lillian did with winds of 85 mph.
Storms
Hurricane Emily
Hurricane Emily formed on June 29 while moving west. It then turned to the north and dissipated over the mountainous regions of MexicoMexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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Tropical Storm Jenny-Katherine
Tropical Storm Jenny-Katherine moved through the Eastern Pacific in mid-September. It moved northward, and hit Baja CaliforniaBaja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
on September 18, bringing heavy rain to southern California. A total of 6.5 inches (165.1 mm) fell in the mountains of southern California from the storm. The storm had two names because it was assumed that Jenny dissipated and Katherine reformed, but it was in actuality one storm.
Tropical Storm Irah
Irah peaked at a tropical storm and made a direct hit on Hawaii.Tropical Storm Lillian
Tropical Storm Lillian paralleled the Mexican coast. It was originally moving to the north-west but turned to the west-northeast on 28 September hit Western MexicoMexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
as a tropical storm.
Storm names
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Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE)
The table on the right shows the ACEAccumulated cyclone energy
Accumulated cyclone energy is a measure used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to express the activity of individual tropical cyclones and entire tropical cyclone seasons, particularly the North Atlantic hurricane season. It uses an approximation of the energy used by a...
for each storm in the season. Broadly speaking, the ACE is a measure of the power of a hurricane multiplied by the length of time it existed, so storms that last a long time, as well as particularly strong hurricanes, have high ACEs. ACE is calculated for only full advisories on specifically tropical systems reaching or exceeding wind speeds of 34 knots (39 mph, 63 km/h), or tropical storm strength. Accordingly, tropical depressions are not included here. The ACE also does not include subtropical storms. Later the NHC reexamines the data, and produces a final report on each storm, which can lead to the ACE for a storm being revised either upward or downward. Until the final reports are issued, ACEs are, therefore, provisional.
See also
- 1963 Atlantic hurricane season1963 Atlantic hurricane seasonThe 1963 Atlantic hurricane season was a below average Atlantic hurricane season, with nine named storms. Although the season officially began on June 1, the first storm did not form until nearly a month later. Hurricane Cindy made landfall in Texas before dissipating in the southern portion of the...
- 1963 Pacific typhoon season1963 Pacific typhoon seasonThe 1963 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1963, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December...
- 1963-64 Australian region cyclone season
- 1963-64 South Pacific cyclone season