| 1938 Pacific hurricane season | |
|---|---|
| Seasonal boundaries | |
| First system formed | January 11, 1938 |
| Last system dissipated | October 22, 1938 |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | Five |
| • Lowest pressure | 976 mbar (hPa; 28.82 inHg) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total storms | 18 |
| Hurricanes | 1 |
| Total fatalities | 5 |
| Total damage | Unknown |
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The 1938 Pacific hurricane season ran through the summer and fall of 1938. Before the satellite age started in the 1960s, data on east Pacific hurricanes was extremely unreliable. Most east Pacific storms were of no threat to land. However, 1938 saw an unusually active season, with numerous tropical cyclones forming in January and a hurricane struck Northern California in February, killing five people. On August 18, Cyclone Mokapu caused record August rainfall, and a record low pressure when it struck Hawaiian Islands. It brought down power lines and damages into a plantation.