| 1953 Pacific hurricane season | |
|---|---|
 Season summary map | |
| Seasonal boundaries | |
| First system formed | August 23, 1953 |
| Last system dissipated | October 8, 1953 |
| Strongest storm | |
| By maximum sustained winds | Four |
| • Maximum winds | 90 mph (145 km/h) (1-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure | 991 mbar (hPa; 29.26 inHg) |
| By central pressure | One |
| • Maximum winds | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure | 981 mbar (hPa; 28.97 inHg) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total storms | 4 (record low) |
| Hurricanes | 2 |
| Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) | 0 |
| Total fatalities | 0 |
| Total damage | None |
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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.
- ^ Dorst, Neal. "When is hurricane season?". Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory. Archived from the original on December 6, 2010. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
- ^ 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 (PDF) from the original on April 11, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2013.