1983 Pacific hurricane season
hurricane season in the Pacific Ocean
The 1983 Pacific hurricane season was an above average Pacific hurricane season which became the longest season ever recorded at the time. The season began on May 15, 1983 in the eastern Pacific, and on June 1, 1983 in the central Pacific, and ended on November 30, 1983. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northeastern Pacific Ocean. During the 1983 season, there were 20 named storms, which was slightly less than the previous season. Furthermore, twelve storms strengthened into hurricanes while eight reached major hurricane status, Category 3 or higher on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale (SSHWS). The decaying 1982–83 El Niño event likely contributed to a high level of activity. That same El Niño influenced a very quiet Atlantic hurricane season.
The first storm of the season, Hurricane Adolph, became the southernmost-forming east Pacific tropical cyclone on record after forming at a latitude of 7.1°N. After a slow start, activity picked up in July, when Hurricane Gil moved through the Hawaiian Islands, resulting in minor damage. In early August, Hurricane Ismael was responsible for three deaths and $19 million (1983 USD) in damage in the United States. In September, hurricanes Kiko and Lorena brought significant damage and seven deaths to southern Mexico.
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