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1956 Pacific hurricane season

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FieldValue
BasinEPac
Year1956
Track1956 Pacific hurricane season summary map.png
First storm formedMay 18, 1956
Last storm dissipatedOctober 18, 1956
Strongest storm nameHurricane One
Strongest storm pressure979
Strongest storm winds75
Total storms11
Total hurricanes7
Total intense0
Fatalities0
Average wind speed1
DamagesNone
five seasons[1954](1954-pacific-hurricane-season), [1955](1955-pacific-hurricane-season), **1956**, [1957](1957-pacific-hurricane-season), [1958](1958-pacific-hurricane-season)
Atlantic season1956 Atlantic hurricane season
West Pacific season1956 Pacific typhoon season
North Indian season1950s North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons

The 1956 Pacific hurricane season ran through the summer and fall of 1956. Eleven tropical systems were observed this season.

Systems

Hurricane One

|1-min winds=75 Hurricane One existed from May 18 to May 19.

Tropical Storm Two

|1-min winds=45 Tropical Storm Two existed from May 30 to June 3.

Hurricane Three

|1-min winds=75 Hurricane Three existed from June 9 to June 10.

Hurricane Four

|1-min winds=75

On June 11, a small low pressure system was first identified around 300 mi south of the Gulf of Tehuantepec, producing sustained winds which neared 30 mph. By 12:00 UTC the next day, the system intensified into a hurricane with sustained winds of 75 kn, with nearby ship reports indicating that the storm was producing sustained gales. Moving west-northwestward slowly, on June 13, reports from the Portland Star indicated that the hurricane had deepened into a minimum pressure of 29.06 inHg and was producing gusts exceeding 115 mph. Never intensifying further than 75 kn, the hurricane tracked north-northwestwards prior to making landfall around 150 mi east-southeast of Manzanillo, in the state of Guerrero. Weakening rapidly, the hurricane was last noted on June 14.

The hurricane produced 30 ft waves and caused heavy rainfall in Mexico.

Hurricane Five

|1-min winds=75 Hurricane Five existed from July 9 to July 12.

Tropical Storm Six

|1-min winds=45 Tropical Storm Six existed from July 14 to July 16.

Hurricane Seven

|1-min winds=75 Hurricane Seven existed from August 22 to August 25.

Tropical Storm Eight

|1-min winds=45 Tropical Storm Eight existed on September 3.

Hurricane Nine

|1-min winds=75 Hurricane Nine existed from September 4 to September 6.

Hurricane Ten

|1-min winds=75 Hurricane Ten existed from September 12 to September 17.

Tropical Storm Eleven

|1-min winds=45

A tropical storm formed in mid-October.

References

References

  1. National Climatic Data Center. (25 July 1994). "Unnamed Hurricane, 12-14 June". Indiana University Bloomington.
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