1987 Pacific hurricane season
| 1987 Pacific hurricane season |
Season summary map
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| Seasonal boundaries |
| First system formed |
June 7, 1987 |
| Last system dissipated |
November 25, 1987 |
| Strongest storm |
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| Name |
Max |
| • Maximum winds |
155 mph (250 km/h) |
| Seasonal statistics |
| Total storms |
20 |
| Hurricanes |
10 |
Major hurricanes
(Cat. 3+) |
4 |
| Total fatalities |
3 |
| Total damage |
At least $144.22 million (1987 USD) |
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Pacific hurricane seasons
1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
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| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
June 7 – June 9 |
| Peak intensity |
45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
July 3 – July 7 |
| Peak intensity |
50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
July 5 – July 10 |
| Peak intensity |
65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
July 15 – July 20 |
| Peak intensity |
60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) |
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
July 22 – July 26 |
| Peak intensity |
100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
July 24 – July 31 |
| Peak intensity |
65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
July 28 – August 3 |
| Peak intensity |
80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) |
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
July 31 – August 9 |
| Peak intensity |
120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
August 3 – August 9 |
| Peak intensity |
65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) |
The 1987 Pacific hurricane season was the last year in which the Eastern Pacific Hurricane Center was the primary warning center for tropical cyclones in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The season officially started May 15, 1987, in the eastern Pacific, and June 1, 1987, in the central Pacific, and lasted until November 30, 1987. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when the vast majority of tropical cyclones form in the northeastern Pacific Ocean.
Despite there being 20 named systems, five above the average, only four storms directly affected land. Hurricane Eugene was the first Pacific hurricane to make landfall in Mexico in July since the 1954 season and caused all of the season's three deaths and $142.12 million damage. Tropical Storm Pilar and Hurricane Norma also came close to land, with the former producing record rain in Baja California Sur. The remnants of Hurricanes Ramon and Norma caused rain in the Continental United States. Elsewhere, Peke was a central north Pacific hurricane that crossed the International Dateline and became a typhoon of the 1987 Pacific typhoon season.
Overall, the season continued the general trend in the 1980s of well above-average seasons in the East Pacific. In 1987, there were 20 tropical storms, 10 hurricanes, and four major hurricanes, all were well above average, save the number of major hurricanes which was only slightly above normal. The former made 1987 the fifth most active season on record at that time. Today, 1987 is tied with the 1994 Pacific hurricane season and the 2009 Pacific hurricane season as the sixth most active on record. In the Central Pacific Hurricane Center's area of responsibility, one storm peaked at hurricane strength (Peke) and one peaked as a tropical storm (Oka). Two tropical storms entered this area of responsibility from the east by crossing 140°W.
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