1963 Pacific hurricane season | |
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Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | July 14, 1963 |
Last system dissipated | October 14, 1963 |
Strongest storm | |
Name | Mona |
• Maximum winds | 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-minute sustained) |
• Lowest pressure | 961 mbar (hPa; 28.38 inHg) |
Seasonal statistics | |
Total depressions | 8 |
Total storms | 8 |
Hurricanes | 4 |
Total fatalities | Unknown |
Total damage | Unknown |
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The 1963 Pacific hurricane season was a below-average season, with 8 storms and 4 hurricanes forming. The season ran through the summer and fall of 1963.
The strongest of these storms were Glenda and Mona, which both had 85 mph (135 km/h) winds. The first storm, Emily, made landfall near Manzanillo, Mexico as a Category 1 hurricane. The next hurricanes, Florence and Glenda, stayed far away from land. Jennifer-Katherine made landfall on Baja California as a tropical depression on September 18. Tropical Storm Irah affected Hawaii as a tropical depression. An unnamed tropical storm curved round Hawaii from 2–8 August. Lillian became post-tropical shortly before making landfall on September 29 with winds of 50 mph. Mona, the final storm of the season made landfall around about the same area as Lillian did with winds of 85 mph.