1969 Pacific hurricane season
| 1969 Pacific hurricane season | |
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Season summary map
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| First system formed | June 9, 1969 |
| Last system dissipated | October 23, 1969 |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | Doreen |
| • Maximum winds | 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure | 993 mbar (hPa; 29.32 inHg) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total depressions | 15 |
| Total storms | 10 |
| Hurricanes | 4 |
| Total fatalities | 1 direct, 9 indirect |
| Total damage | Unknown |
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| Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | May 30 – May 31 |
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| Peak intensity | 35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) |
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | June 4 – June 8 |
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| Peak intensity | 35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 1 – July 8 |
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| Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) ≤ 999 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 9 – July 17 |
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| Peak intensity | 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) ≤ 1004 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 22 – July 23 |
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| Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 4 – August 9 |
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| Peak intensity | 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) ≤ 993 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 5 – August 5 |
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| Peak intensity | 35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 22 – August 23 |
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| Peak intensity | 65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) ≤ 998 mbar (hPa) |
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| Duration | September 2 – September 7 |
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| Peak intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) ≤ 992 mbar (hPa) |
The 1969 Pacific hurricane season was an event in meteorology. It officially started on May 15, 1969, in the eastern Pacific and lasted until November 30, 1969. However, the first named storm, Ava, did not form until July 1, the latest date that the first named storm of a season formed. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northeastern Pacific Ocean.
This season was below average in activity with ten named storms forming, of which only four reached hurricane strength, making it the third least active season, tied with the 1995 and 1979. There were no major hurricanes this year. Most of the storms that formed this season never approached land.
Notable storms include Tropical Storm Emily and Hurricane Jennifer. The precursor disturbance of Tropical Storm Emily killed nine people in Mexico and left 100,000 homeless. Hurricane Jennifer was the only landfalling named storm of the season, causing one death. In this season, only three storms (Ava, Bernice, and Florence) were operationally categorized as tropical depressions at the first advisory. All other storms were operationally upgraded directly to storm strength, bypassing the depression stage.
The first depression of the season formed off the coast of Mexico on May 30 and moved westward. The depression dissipated the next day.
Tropical Depression Two formed on June 4 and lasted until June 5, when the storm was considered dissipated. The depression would regenerate on June 7, but, like its previous time active, only lasted until the day later, only this time, the depression never regenerated.
On June 30, an area of convection formed off the coast of Guatemala. The system showed no signs of development when June ended, but on July 1 the storm began gaining organization and, after a circulation had developed, was deemed a tropical depression. The depression further intensified, becoming a tropical storm on July 2. Ava tracked west-northwestward at a pace of 17 mph (27 km/h) while going through steady intensification. Ava then began to decelerate in forward motion, and after the storm had turned to a more northward path, reached its peak intensity of 50 mph (80 km/h) on July 5. On July 7, Ava was downgraded to a depression while near Socorro Island and the last advisory was issued on the weakened Ava later that day. The remains of Ava continued northwest and then took a westward move on July 10. By this point, Ava had completely dissipated.
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