&sq=&lang=&file=File:Sat1962092220zClaudia.png) Tropical Storm Claudia on September 22. | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | September 20, 1962 |
| Dissipated | September 24, 1962 |
| Tropical storm | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 60 mph (95 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 990 mbar (hPa); 29.23 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 1 (indirect) |
| Damage | $11 million (1962 USD) |
| Areas affected | Baja California Sur, Arizona, California |
Part of the 1962 Pacific hurricane season | |
Tropical Storm Claudia was the 6th named tropical cyclone of the 1962 Pacific hurricane season and was the first instance of the name Claudia being used. Claudia formed to the southwest of Acapulco, Mexico on September 20. The storm had moved northeast to the Baja California Sur and had made landfall over the Baja California peninsula on September 23. The storm had dissipated, and the remnants of Claudia had cause much rain over Mexico (Baja California), California (mainly Santa Rosa), and Arizona (mainly Marana and Sells).