1960 Pacific hurricane season
| 1960 Pacific hurricane season | |
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Season summary map
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| Seasonal boundaries | |
| First system formed | June 9, 1960 |
| Last system dissipated | October 23, 1960 |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | Estelle |
| • Maximum winds | 85 mph (140 km/h) |
| • Lowest pressure | 977 mbar (hPa; 28.85 inHg) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total depressions | 8 |
| Total storms | 8 |
| Hurricanes | 5 |
| Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) |
0 |
| Total fatalities | Unknown |
| Total damage | Unknown |
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| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | June 9 – June 12 |
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| Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 996 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | June 22 – June 26 |
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| Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 998 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 20 – July 22 |
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| Peak intensity | 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 994 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 17 – August 20 |
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| Peak intensity | 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 987 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 29 – September 9 |
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| Peak intensity | 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 977 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 3 – September 8 |
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| Peak intensity | 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 999 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | October 4 – October 5 |
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| Peak intensity | 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 1000 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | October 21 – October 23 |
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| Peak intensity | 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 989 mbar (hPa) |
The 1960 Pacific hurricane season was an event in meteorology. It officially started on May 15, 1960, in the eastern Pacific and lasted until November 30, 1960. The 1960 season was the first season that Eastern Pacific Hurricanes were named.
Eight tropical cyclones, seven named storms and five hurricanes formed during the 1960 season, none of the hurricanes reached beyond category 1 status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale.
Tropical Storm Annette formed on June 9 as a 45 mph (70 km/h) tropical storm south of Mexico and moved westward before dissipating on June 12. The storm never made landfall and the effects from Annette is unknown.
Tropical Storm Bonny formed on June 22 southwest of Mexico and moved northwestward as a 45 mph (70 km/h) tropical storm. Bonny then turned northward and then turned westward before dissipating south of Baja California on June 26.
The remnants of Hurricane Abby moved into the Eastern Pacific Ocean and intensified into a hurricane on July 20 and was named Celeste. The hurricane moved northwestward where it winds peaked at 85 mph (135 km/h) before it weakened into a tropical storm and dissipated on July 22.
Hurricane Diana formed on August 16 And reached hurricane strength on August 17 where it moved northwestward. Diana briefly weakened into a tropical storm on August 18 before reaching hurricane strength again the following day. After brushing southern Baja California Peninsula, Diana entered the Gulf of California where it became extratropical on August 20.
Estelle formed on August 29 south-southwest of Guatemala. The storm moved west-northwest, paralleling the coast of Mexico as an 85 mph (135 km/h) hurricane before becoming extratropical on September 9. The remnants of Estelle brought heavy rainfall across southern California with rainfall totals reaching 3.1 inches (76.2 mm) in Julian.
Fernanda formed on September 3 southwest of Guatemala where it moved west-northwest as a category 1 hurricane before dissipating on September 8 southwest of Mexico.
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