1934 Pacific hurricane season

none EPac 1934 July 8, 1934 October 16, 1934 Four 956 4 3 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936 1934 Atlantic hurricane season 1934 Pacific typhoon season 1930s North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons The 1934 Pacific hurricane season ran through the summer and fall of 1934. Before the satellite age started in the 1960s, data on east Pacific hurricanes was extremely unreliable. Most east Pacific storms were of no threat to land. Systems Possible Tropical Cyclone One A possible tropical cyclone, with a ship-reported pressure of 29.53 inHg kPa on, was located southwest of Acapulco from July 8 to 9.North Pacific Ocean, July 1934 Monthly Weather Review 2011-01-18 Willis Hurd http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/062/mwr-062-07-0258b.pdf July 1934 62 7 258 10.1175/1520-0493(1934)62<258b:NPOJ>2.0.CO;2 1934MWRv...62..258H Possible Hurricane Two On July 18, a possible hurricane existed north of Cape Corrientes. Hurricane Three Somewhere south of Acapulco, a tropical cyclone formed on September 16. It headed along the coast, not strengthening much until September 18. It was a hurricane by September 19. For the next three days, it slowly moved through the area south of the Gulf of California. It had weakened to a depression by September 22, whence it made landfall on the Baja California Peninsula and dissipated. The lowest pressure reported by a ship was 28.82 inHg kPa on.North Pacific Ocean, September 1934 Monthly Weather Review 2011-01-18 Willis Hurd http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/062/mwr-062-09-0352.pdf September 1934 62 9 352 10.1175/1520-0493(1934)62<352:NPOS>2.0.CO;2 1934MWRv...62..352H This hurricane caused death and destruction throughout the southern part of the Baja California Peninsula. A large number of people were killed, and many were injured. The hurricane left twenty thousand people homeless and reduced to hunger.Many Die as Storm Sweeps Over Mexico The Pittsburgh Press 1934-11-26 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=niUbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kEsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3543,4167569&dq=hurricane+mexico&hl=en 2011-01-18 Damage was particularly heavy in La Paz, Triunfor, San Antonio, San Bartolo, Miraflores, San José del Cabo, and Cabo San Lucas. Electricity and water utilities were severely disrupted. The hurricane destroyed the area's tomato crop, and severely disrupted sugarcane plantations. It also destroyed a recently finished highway between La Paz and San Bartolo, and flooded mines near San Antonio and Triunfo. The total damage was estimated at 500,000,000 pesos (1934 MXP). The Mexican government sent aid to the affected area, along with the International Red Cross.The Virgin Islands Daily News Mexico 1934-11-28 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nbUIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o0MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2999,1614789&dq=hurricane+mexico&hl=en 2011-01-18 Hurricane Four On October 14, well off the coast of Mexico, a tropical storm was noticed. It headed north towards the Gulf of California, and dissipated October 16. The cyclone was a hurricane, and a ship reported a pressure of 28.25 inHg kPa on.North Pacific Ocean, October 1934 Monthly Weather Review 2011-01-18 Willis Hurd http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/062/mwr-062-10-0388.pdf October 1934 62 10 388 10.1175/1520-0493(1934)62<388:NPOO>2.0.CO;2 1934MWRv...62..388H See also tropical cyclones 1934 Atlantic hurricane season 1934 Pacific typhoon season 1930s North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons 1900–1940 South Pacific cyclone seasons 1900–1950 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons 1930s Australian region cyclone seasons References 2 1930 Pacific hurricane 1934 Category:1934 in Mexico Category:Pacific hurricane seasons Category:1930s Pacific hurricane seasons