1963 Pacific hurricane season

1963 Pacific hurricane season
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formedJuly 14, 1963
Last system dissipatedOctober 14, 1963
Strongest storm
NameMona
 • Maximum winds85 mph (140 km/h)
(1-minute sustained)
 • Lowest pressure961 mbar (hPa; 28.38 inHg)
Seasonal statistics
Total depressions8
Total storms8
Hurricanes4
Total fatalitiesUnknown
Total damageUnknown
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Pacific hurricane seasons
1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965

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.