The 1955 Pacific hurricane seasons began on May 15, 1955, in the northeast Pacific Ocean and on June 1, 1955, in the central Pacific.
They ended on November 30, 1955. These dates conventionally delimit the time of year when most
tropical cyclones form in northeast Pacific Ocean.
Before the
satellite age started in the 1960s, data on east Pacific hurricanes is extremely unreliable. Most east Pacific storms are of no threat to land. Six tropical systems were observed this season.
Systems
Hurricane One
Hurricane One existed from June 6 to June 8.
Tropical Storm Two
Tropical Storm Two existed from June 8 to June 11.
Tropical Storm Three
Tropical Storm Three existed from July 6 to July 9.
Tropical Storm Four
Tropical Storm Four existed from September 1 to September 5.
Tropical Storm Five
In early October, the remnants of
Hurricane Janet
Hurricane Janet was the most powerful tropical cyclone of the 1955 Atlantic hurricane season and one of the strongest North Atlantic tropical cyclone, Atlantic hurricanes on record. Janet was also the first named storm to have 1,000 deaths and th ...
entered the Pacific Ocean, which later re-organized into the fifth tropical storm of the Pacific hurricane season.
On October 1, the storm began to curve northwestward due to a
ridge
A ridge or a mountain ridge is a geographical feature consisting of a chain of mountains or hills that form a continuous elevated crest for an extended distance. The sides of the ridge slope away from the narrow top on either side. The line ...
over Texas. Over the following days, however, a
shortwave
Shortwave radio is radio transmission using shortwave (SW) radio frequencies. There is no official definition of the band, but the range always includes all of the high frequency band (HF), which extends from 3 to 30 MHz (100 to 10 me ...
over the United States West Coast forced to the storm to the north and then east.
The tropical storm maintained the same intensity throughout its existence, before making landfall on
Baja California Sur
Baja California Sur (; 'South Lower California'), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California Sur ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California Sur), is the least populated state and the 31st admitted state of the 32 federal ent ...
at 0600 UTC on October 3. The disturbance crossed back into the
Gulf of California, where it dissipated the following day. The remnants of the cyclone later moved into
Sonora
Sonora (), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Sonora), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is d ...
. In the United States, rainfall was spread throughout areas of
Arizona and
New Mexico. Stations in
Tatum Tatum may refer to:
Places United States
*Tatum, Georgia, a ghost town
*Tatum, New Mexico, a town
*Tatum, South Carolina, a town
*Tatum, Texas, a city
*Mount Tatum, Alaska
Elsewhere
*Tatum, Cameroon, a village
* 3748 Tatum, an asteroid
People
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and
Lovington, New Mexico, recorded peak rainfall totals in excess of .
Hurricane Six
In mid-October, a hurricane hit southwestern Mexico.
See also
*
List of Pacific hurricanes
*
Pacific hurricane season
*
1955 Atlantic hurricane season
The 1955 Atlantic hurricane season was, at the time, the costliest season ever recorded, just ahead of the previous year. The hurricane season officially began on June 15, 1955, and ended on November 15, 1955. It was an extremely active ...
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1955 Pacific typhoon season
The 1955 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1955, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year whe ...
References
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Pacific hurricane seasons