1977 Pacific hurricane season

1977 Pacific hurricane season
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formed	May 26, 1977
Last system dissipated	October 23, 1977
Strongest storm
Name	Florence
• Maximum winds	105 mph (165 km/h) (1-minute sustained)
Seasonal statistics
Total depressions	17
Total storms	8 (record low, tied with 2010)
Hurricanes	4
Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+)	0 (record low, tied with 2003)
Total fatalities	8 total
Total damage	$39.6 million (1977 USD)
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The 1977 Pacific hurricane season stands alongside 2010 as the least active Pacific hurricane season since reliable records began in 1971.^[1] Only eight tropical storms formed throughout the year; four further intensified into hurricanes, yet none strengthened into major hurricanes—a Category 3 or stronger on the Saffir–Simpson scale—an occurrence not seen again until 2003. Most tropical cyclones remained over the open eastern Pacific; however, the remnants of hurricanes Doreen and Heather led to heavy rainfall which damaged or destroyed structures and flooded roadways throughout the Southwest United States. Notably, Hurricane Anita which originally formed in the Gulf of Mexico made the rare trek across Mexico into the eastern Pacific, briefly existing as a tropical depression. Eight deaths were recorded while damage reached $39.6 million (1977 USD).