1983 Pacific hurricane season
| 1983 Pacific hurricane season |
Season summary map
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| Seasonal boundaries |
| First system formed |
May 21, 1983 |
| Last system dissipated |
December 7, 1983 |
| Strongest storm |
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| Name |
Kiko and Raymond |
| • Maximum winds |
145 mph (230 km/h)
(1-minute sustained) |
| Seasonal statistics |
| Total depressions |
26 |
| Total storms |
21 |
| Hurricanes |
12 |
Major hurricanes
(Cat. 3+) |
8 |
| Total fatalities |
170 |
| Total damage |
$773.8 million (1983 USD) |
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Pacific hurricane seasons
1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
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| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
May 21 – May 28 |
| Peak intensity |
110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min) |
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
June 9 – June 18 |
| Peak intensity |
130 mph (215 km/h) (1-min) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
July 2 – July 5 |
| Peak intensity |
40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
July 5 – July 12 |
| Peak intensity |
70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
July 12 – July 16 |
| Peak intensity |
65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
July 17 – July 21 |
| Peak intensity |
60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
July 23 – August 5 |
| Peak intensity |
90 mph (150 km/h) (1-min) |
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
July 27 – August 6 |
| Peak intensity |
130 mph (215 km/h) (1-min) |
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
August 3 – August 7 |
| Peak intensity |
35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) |
The 1983 Pacific hurricane season was the longest season ever recorded at that time. The 1983 Pacific hurricane season started on May 15, 1983 in the eastern Pacific, and on June 1, 1983 in the central Pacific, and lasted until November 30, 1983. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northeastern Pacific Ocean. During the 1983 season, there were 21 named storms, which was slightly less than the previous season. Furthermore, eight storms reached major hurricane status, or Category 3 or higher on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale (SSHWS). The decaying 1982-83 El Niño event likely contributed to this level of activity. That same El Niño influenced a very quiet Atlantic hurricane season.
The first storm of the season, Hurricane Adolph became the southernmost-forming east Pacific tropical cyclone on record after forming at a latitude of 7.1°N. After a slow start, activity picked up in July, when Hurricane Gil moved through the Hawaiian Islands, resulting in moderate damage. In early August, Hurricane Ismael was responsible for three deaths and $19 million (1983 USD) in damage. During early September, Hurricanes Kiko and Lorena brought significant damage and seven deaths to southern Mexico. About a month later, Tropical Storm Octave became the worst tropical cyclone on record to affect Arizona. Octave killed 15 people, and caused $500 million in damage to Arizona and $12.5 million to New Mexico. Later in October, Hurricane Tico was a very intense hurricane at the time of its landfall and thus left 25,000 homeless. Damage throughout the country was estimated at $200 million while 135 deaths were reported in Mexico. Although most of its impact occurred in Mexico, Tico's remnants brought significant flooding in the Central United States, resulting in six deaths and $42 million in damage. A few days later, Hurricane Raymond posed a threat to Hawaii, but did little actual damage. The final storm of the season, Hurricane Winnie, was a rare December cyclone.
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