Timeline of the 2013 Pacific hurricane season
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The 2013 Pacific hurricane season was an above-average year in which twenty named storms developed.[nb 1] The hurricane season officially began on May 15 in the East Pacific, coinciding with the formation of Tropical Storm Alvin, and on June 1 in the Central Pacific; it ended on November 30 in both basins.[nb 2] These dates conventionally delimit the period during each year when most tropical cyclones form.[2] The final system of the year, Tropical Storm Sonia, dissipated on November 4.
Timeline of the 2013 Pacific hurricane season | |||||||
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Season boundaries | |||||||
First system formed | May 15, 2013 | ||||||
Last system dissipated | November 4, 2013 | ||||||
Strongest system | |||||||
Name | Raymond | ||||||
Maximum winds | 135 mph (220 km/h) (1-minute sustained) | ||||||
Lowest pressure | 951 mbar (hPa; 28.08 inHg) | ||||||
Longest lasting system | |||||||
Name | Raymond | ||||||
Duration | 10.5 days | ||||||
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Other years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
The season produced twenty-one tropical depressions. All but one further intensified into tropical storms and nine further intensified to become hurricanes. Despite this level of activity, only one hurricane – Raymond – strengthened into a major hurricane.[nb 3] The most significant storm, in terms of loss of life and damage, was Hurricane Manuel. Forming in mid-September, Manuel attained its peak as a minimal Category 1 hurricane before moving ashore on the coastline of Mexico. In total, the storm contributed to 123 confirmed fatalities and $4.2 billion (2013 USD) in damage.[4] Throughout the duration of the season, four other named storms – Hurricane Barbara and tropical storms Juliette, Octave, and Sonia – made landfall in Mexico, causing minor damage and loss of life.
This timeline includes information that was not released in real time, but derived from post-season analyzes by the National Hurricane Center and Central Pacific Hurricane Center; as a result, it may include storms that were not operationally warned upon. This timeline documents tropical cyclone formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, and dissipations during the season.