1953 Pacific hurricane season

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1953 Pacific hurricane season
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formedAugust 23, 1953
Last system dissipatedOctober 8, 1953
Strongest storm
By maximum sustained windsFour
 • Maximum winds90 mph (145 km/h)
(1-minute sustained)
 • Lowest pressure991 mbar (hPa; 29.26 inHg)
By central pressureOne
 • Maximum winds50 mph (85 km/h)
(1-minute sustained)
 • Lowest pressure981 mbar (hPa; 28.97 inHg)
Seasonal statistics
Total storms4 (record low)
Hurricanes2
Major hurricanes
(Cat. 3+)		0
Total fatalities0
Total damageNone
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Pacific hurricane seasons
1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955

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]

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
.

Seasonal summary

Only four known systems were observed during the 1953 season. This was below the average at that time, which was six.

Hurricane Hunter data, which did not become available until the following year.[2]

The four known storms developed between the

Los Angeles (WBOLA) issued 42 advisories during the season, mostly due to the storms' threat to Southern California.[3]

In addition to the four storms in the dataset, according to the

International Dateline, entering into CPHC's area of responsibility. The storm eventually became extratropical on October 23 over open waters.[4][5]

Systems

Tropical Storm One

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 23 – August 27
Peak intensity50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min);
981 mbar (hPa)

Thunderstorm activity off the Mexican coast was quite for the first half of August. Based on data from six ships, a closed

barometric pressure of 981 mbar (29.0 inHg). Although the WBOLA reported that the storm dissipated that night near the peninsula,[3] the HURDAT database suggests that the storm maintained peak intensity for another day, until August 27 when it dissipated.[6]

The remnants of Tropical Storm One brought heavy rains to Arizona at the very end of the month.[3] Rainfall peaked at 3.22 in (82 mm) in Williams, while two other weather stations reported more than 3 in (76 mm) of precipitation.[7]

Tropical Storm Two

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationSeptember 9 – September 10
Peak intensity50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min);
1001 mbar (hPa)

Ships reports from the Hawaiian Islands to Panama indicated that an area of disturbed weather formed just west of the Revillagigedo island group. Initially, evidence of closed wind circulation was not sufficient enough to warrant an upgrade into a tropical disturbance. By the afternoon, pressures in the region began to fall. By that night, it was estimated to have developed winds of 40 mph (65 km/h).[3] A tropical storm formed on September 9;[6] meanwhile, ship reports indicated a pressure of 1,001 mbar (29.6 inHg) and sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h).[3] Maintaining peak intensity for a day, the low moved northwest before dissipating on September 10 as[6] barometric pressures began to rise. The remnants of the storm later brought rain to Central California on September 15.[3]

Hurricane Three

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)
 
DurationSeptember 13 – September 17
Peak intensity85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min);
982 mbar (hPa)

A tropical cyclone first formed on September 13 near Western Mexico (in the extreme southern

Mazatlan on land; however, no damage was recorded.[3]

Hurricane Four

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)
 
DurationOctober 1 – October 8
Peak intensity90 mph (145 km/h) (1-min);
991 mbar (hPa)

On October 1, a closed low formed in the Gulf of Tehuantepec from an area of disturbed weather, which had persisted for several days prior. The next day, the hurricane database suggests that Four became a hurricane on October 2 while peaking in intensity, with winds of 85 mph (135 km/h).[6] That day, a peak pressure of 991 mbar (29.3 inHg) was measured.[3] The hurricane dissipated on October 8 later after holding on to its maximum wind speed for six days before finally dissipating nowhere near land.[6]

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ Dorst, Neal. "When is hurricane season?". Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory. Archived from the original on December 6, 2010. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Blake, Eric S; Gibney, Ethan J; Brown, Daniel P; Mainelli, Michelle; Franklin, James L; Kimberlain, Todd B; Hammer, Gregory R (2009). Tropical Cyclones of the Eastern North Pacific Basin, 1949-2006 (PDF). Archived from the original on July 28, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Eastern North Pacific hurricanes and tropical disturbances of 1953. National Climatic Data. 1954. p. 154.
  4. ^ "Japan Meteorological Agency Best Tracks" (ZIP). Japan Meteorological Agency. 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  5. ^ "bwp191953" (TXT). Joint Typhoon Warning Center. 1953. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h National Hurricane Center; Hurricane Research Division; Central Pacific Hurricane Center (April 4, 2023). "The Northeast and North Central Pacific hurricane database 1949–2022". United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service. A guide on how to read the database is available here. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  7. ^ "The Effects of Tropical Cyclones on the Southwestern United States" (PDF). NOAA Technical Memorandum. National Weather Service Western Region. August 1986. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
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