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1926 Pacific hurricane season
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The 1926 Pacific hurricane season ran through the summer and fall of 1926. 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
Tropical Storm One
A tropical storm existed in the Gulf of Tehuantepec on June 13. The lowest reported pressure was 29.55 inHg kPa on.North Pacific Ocean Monthly Weather Review 2011-01-18 Willis Hurd June 1926 54 12 514 10.1175/1520-0493(1926)54<514:NPO>2.0.CO;2 1926MWRv...54..514H http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/054/mwr-054-06-0266b.pdf
Hurricane Two
Well south of Mexico, a tropical cyclone formed on July 5. It moved northwestward, and was last observed on July 9 while located south of the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula. It was a hurricane, and the lowest reported pressure was 28.90 inHg kPa on.North Pacific Ocean Monthly Weather Review 2011-01-18 Willis Hurd July 1926 54 12 514 10.1175/1520-0493(1926)54<514:NPO>2.0.CO;2 1926MWRv...54..514H http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/054/mwr-054-07-0305b.pdf
Tropical Cyclone Three
Far from land, a tropical cyclone was reported on July 21. It had gale-force winds and a minimum reported pressure of 29.49 inHg kPa on.
Tropical Cyclone Four
On August 8, a tropical cyclone began forming. It was definitely extant on August 11, and was last seen on August 15. It caused gales and had a lowest reported pressure of 29.44 inHg kPa on.North Pacific Ocean Monthly Weather Review 2011-01-18 Willis Hurd August 1926 54 12 514 10.1175/1520-0493(1926)54<514:NPO>2.0.CO;2 1926MWRv...54..514H http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/054/mwr-054-08-0349b.pdf
Tropical Cyclone Five
Another tropical cyclone was observed from August 22 to 23. It had a lowest reported pressure of 29.60 inHg kPa on and also caused gales.
Tropical Cyclone Six
A tropical cyclone existed from September 14 to 16, during which time it moved along the coast. The lowest reported pressure was 29.64 inHg kPa on. It caused heavy rain.North Pacific Ocean Monthly Weather Review 2011-01-18 Willis Hurd September 1926 54 12 514 10.1175/1520-0493(1926)54<514:NPO>2.0.CO;2 1926MWRv...54..514H http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/054/mwr-054-09-0393.pdf
Tropical Cyclone Seven
A tropical cyclone moved along the coast from Manzanillo, to Mazatlán, to the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula, from September 24 to 26. It had gale-force winds, a lowest reported pressure of 29.56 inHg kPa on, and caused heavy rainfall.
Tropical Storm Eight
A tropical cyclone formed south of Acapulco on October 2. The next day, it was a tropical storm. It pretty much hung around in the same area, and dissipated near the western Gulf of Tehuantepec on October 11. The lowest reported pressure was 29.55 inHg kPa on.North Pacific Ocean Monthly Weather Review 2011-01-18 Willis Hurd October 1926 54 12 514 10.1175/1520-0493(1926)54<514:NPO>2.0.CO;2 1926MWRv...54..514H http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/054/mwr-054-10-0437.pdf
See also
tropical cyclones
1926 Atlantic hurricane season
1926 Pacific typhoon season
1920s North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons
1900–1940 South Pacific cyclone seasons
1900–1950 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons
1920s Australian region cyclone seasons
References
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