1956 Pacific hurricane season

1956 Pacific hurricane season
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formed	May 18, 1956
Last system dissipated	October 18, 1956
Strongest storm

Name	Hurricane One
• Maximum winds	85 mph (140 km/h) (1-minute sustained)
• Lowest pressure	979 mbar (hPa; 28.91 inHg)

Seasonal statistics
Total storms	11
Hurricanes	7
Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+)	0
Total fatalities	0
Total damage	None
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1956 Atlantic hurricane season 1956 Pacific typhoon season 1950s North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons
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The 1956 Pacific hurricane season ran through the summer and fall of 1956. Eleven tropical systems were observed this season.^[1]

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Systems

Hurricane One

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)

Duration	May 18 – May 19
Peak intensity	85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min); 979 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane One existed from May 18 to May 19.

Tropical Storm Two

Tropical storm (SSHWS)

Duration	May 30 – June 3
Peak intensity	50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min); 1000 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Two existed from May 30 to June 3.

Hurricane Three

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)

Duration	June 9 – June 10
Peak intensity	85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min); 985 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Three existed from June 9 to June 10.

Hurricane Four

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)

Duration	June 12 – June 14
Peak intensity	85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min); 984 mbar (hPa)

A hurricane hit southern Mexico in June.^[1]

Hurricane Five

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)

Duration	July 9 – July 12
Peak intensity	85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min); 999 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Five existed from July 9 to July 12.

Tropical Storm Six

Tropical storm (SSHWS)

Duration	July 14 – July 16
Peak intensity	50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min); 998 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Six existed from July 14 to July 16.

Hurricane Seven

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)

Duration	August 22 – August 25
Peak intensity	85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min); 997 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Seven existed from August 22 to August 25.

Tropical Storm Eight

Tropical storm (SSHWS)

Duration	September 3 – September 3
Peak intensity	50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min); 1006 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Eight existed on September 3.

Hurricane Nine

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)

Duration	September 4 – September 6
Peak intensity	85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min); 990 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Nine existed from September 4 to September 6.

Hurricane Ten

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)

Duration	September 12 – September 17
Peak intensity	85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min); 986 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Ten existed from September 12 to September 17.

Tropical Storm Eleven

Tropical storm (SSHWS)

Duration	October 16 – October 18
Peak intensity	50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min); 1006 mbar (hPa)

A tropical storm formed in mid-October.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c National Hurricane Center; Hurricane Research Division; Central Pacific Hurricane Center (April 4, 2023). "The Northeast and North Central Pacific hurricane database 1949–2022". United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service. A guide on how to read the database is available here. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

v t e Tropical cyclones of the 1956 Pacific hurricane season
	1 One TS Two 1 Three 1 Four 1 Five TS Six 1 Seven TS Eight 1 Nine 1 Ten TS Eleven
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v t e Tropical cyclones in 1956
Cyclones	Australian region (1955–56 1956–57) North Indian Ocean South-West Indian Ocean (1955–56 1956–57) South Pacific (1955–56 1956–57)
Hurricanes	Atlantic Pacific
Typhoons	Pacific
Non-seasonal lists	Mediterranean South Atlantic

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