2013 Pacific hurricane season

2013 Pacific hurricane season
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formed	May 15, 2013
Last system dissipated	November 4, 2013
Strongest storm
Name	Raymond
• Maximum winds	125 mph (205 km/h) (1-minute sustained)
• Lowest pressure	951 mbar (hPa; 28.08 inHg)
Seasonal statistics
Total depressions	21
Total storms	20
Hurricanes	9
Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+)	1
Total fatalities	181 total
Total damage	$4.64 billion (2013 USD) (Second-costliest Pacific hurricane season on record)
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The 2013 Pacific hurricane season was an above average Pacific hurricane season with 21 tropical cyclones forming. Of these, 20 became named storms – 18 in the Eastern Pacific basin (east of 140°W), and 2 in the Central Pacific basin (between 140°W and the International Date Line). Of the 18 named storms in the east, 9 became hurricanes, with one, Raymond, becoming the season's only major hurricane (category three or higher on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale). In the central, neither named storm became a hurricane. It was also a below-normal season in terms of Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE), as many of its systems were weak and short-lived. The season officially began on May 15 in the Eastern Pacific and started on June 1 in the Central Pacific; both ended on November 30. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical development occurs in these North Pacific basins.^[1] The first cyclone, Tropical Storm Alvin, formed on May 15, and the last, Tropical Storm Sonia, dissipated on November 4. It was below average only Category 3 storm was since 1981.

Several systems directly affected Mexico this season. Hurricane Barbara brought widespread heavy rains to much of Southwestern Mexico and Central America in late May. Damage estimates from the storm range from $50 to $356 million (2013 USD). Hurricane Erick, and Tropical Storms Ivo and Juliette threatened Baja California Sur; Ivo also triggered flash floods across the Southwestern United States. In mid-September, Hurricane Manuel killed at least 169 people in Mexico, and was responsible for significant damage to the western coast and the area around Acapulco. Tropical Storms Juliette, Octave, and Sonia also made landfall in Baja California or northwestern Mexico, bringing with them heavy rains and strong winds.