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1995 Pacific hurricane season

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1995 Pacific hurricane season
Season summary map
First storm formed May 21, 1995
Last storm dissipated September 26, 1995
Strongest storm Juliette - 930 mbar
10
Total fatalities 124 direct
Total damage $31 million (1995 USD)
($41 million, 2006 USD)
seasons
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997

The 1995 Pacific hurricane season was the least active Pacific hurricane season since 1979.[1] Of the eleven tropical cyclones that formed during the season, four affected land, with the most notable storm of the season being Hurricane Ismael, which killed at least 116 people in Mexico. The strongest hurricane in the season was Hurricane Juliette, which reached peak winds of 150 mph (240 km/h).

The season officially started on May 15, 1995 in the eastern Pacific, and on June 1, 1995 in the central Pacific, and lasted until November 30, 1995. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northeastern Pacific Ocean. The season saw eleven tropical cyclones form, of which ten became tropical storms. Seven storms attained hurricane status, of which three acquired major hurricane status. The number of tropical storms was much less than the average of 16 storms, while the number of hurricanes and major hurricanes were slightly below average.[2]

References

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  1. Hurricane Research Division (2006). "Hurricane Data for Pacific Hurricanes 1949–2005". NOAA. Retrieved 2006-11-20.
  2. National Hurricane Center (1996). "Average Cumulative Number of Systems Per Year". Retrieved 2006-11-20.

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Tropical cyclones of the 1995 Pacific hurricane season

Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale
TD TS C1 C2 C3 C4 C5
Note: Entries * refer to the Central Pacific System