1966 Pacific hurricane season
| 1966 Pacific hurricane season | |
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Season summary map
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| First system formed | June 12, 1966 |
| Last system dissipated | September 19, 1966 |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | Connie |
| • Maximum winds | 100 mph (155 km/h) |
| • Lowest pressure | 981 mbar (hPa; 28.97 inHg) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total depressions | 18 |
| Total storms | 13 |
| Hurricanes | 8 |
| Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) |
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| Total fatalities | 9+ |
| Total damage | $5.6 million (1966 USD) |
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| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | June 20 – June 24 |
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| Peak intensity | 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 982 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | June 28 – June 30 |
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| Peak intensity | 30 mph (45 km/h) (1-min) |
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 11 – July 11 |
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| Peak intensity | 30 mph (45 km/h) (1-min) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 2 – August 12 |
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| Peak intensity | 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 990 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 7 – August 17 |
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| Peak intensity | 100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min) 981 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 11 – August 13 |
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| Peak intensity | 30 mph (45 km/h) (1-min) |
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 15 – August 16 |
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| Peak intensity | 30 mph (45 km/h) (1-min) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 16 – August 25 |
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| Peak intensity | 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 981 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 17 – August 17 |
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| Peak intensity | 30 mph (45 km/h) (1-min) |
The 1966 Pacific hurricane season started on May 15, 1966, and ended November 30, 1966. The season was of little note. Hurricane Blanca traveled 4,300 miles, setting a new record. During September and October of the year, Hurricane Helga and Tropical Storms Kirsten, Lorraine, and Maggie hitting Mexico. Kirsten caused 8 deaths and US$5.6 million (equivalent to $41.34 million in 2016) in damages in Mexico.
On the morning of June 20, the first tropical depression of the season formed south of Mexico. It initially went west-northwestward. On the afternoon of June 21, the depression strengthened into a tropical storm and was named Adele. It continued north until the evening of June 22, when it strengthened into a category 1 hurricane and sharply recurved west. It made landfall west of Manzanillo, Mexico on the evening of June 24 and dissipated that day. Extensive damage was caused by Adele in Mexico but no deaths were reported. Adele was the shortest lived hurricane of the season
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On June 28, a tropical depression formed west of Central America. It remained weak and dissipated two days later, never threatening land. Tropical Depression Two caused no reports of damages or deaths.
On the evening of August 2, a tropical storm formed south of Mexico, skipping tropical depression strength. It initially went west-northwest until the evening of August 4 when it reached category 1 hurricane status. Blanca eventually leveled off as it headed westward. On the morning of August 7, Blanca weakened into a tropical depression after weakening into a tropical storm two days later. During the afternoon of that day, Blanca crossed into the Central Pacific as a 30-mile per hour tropical depression. Blanca regained tropical storm status on August 9 as it went northwestward. Blanca continued stair-stepping as it dissipated on August 12 while northwest of Honolulu, Hawaii. As Blanca never affected land, there were no reports of damages or deaths. Blanca set a record for the farthest traveling storm that formed in the Eastern Pacific by traveling 4,300 miles during its life. (1957's Hurricane/Typhoon Della traveled 5,000 miles, but formed in the Central Pacific.)
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On August 7, a tropical storm was identified southwest of the Baja California Peninsula and named Connie. It continued westward until three days later when Connie began to move northwest while remaining a tropical storm. During the morning of August 12, the storm crossed into the Central Pacific. The next morning, Connie was deemed to have become a hurricane with winds of 100 miles per hour. Connie was stable in intensity until the 15th when she weakened into a tropical storm while southeast of the Big Island of Hawaii. Connie dissipated while almost directly south of Kihei on Maui. Connie caused no reported damage or deaths in Hawaii.
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