pacific hurricane season pacific hurricane season ran summer fall satellite age started 1960s data east pacific hurricanes extremely unreliable east pacific storms threat land saw large number storms threaten california storms hurricane june hurricane detected lowest pressure reported ship mbar inhg hurricane seen june possible tropical cyclone possible tropical cyclone located coast mexico june ship reported gale pressure mbar inhg system seen june tropical cyclone july tropical cyclone detected ship reported pressure inhg tropical cyclone july tropical cyclone located midway acapulco moved coast ship reported pressure mbar inhg july cyclone landfall vicinity small tropical cyclone detected august ship reported pressure inhg hurricane september remnants hurricane brought heavy rain southern_california storm delivered year worth rainfall imperial received year worth flooding caused major damage california feet water thermal hurricane seven tropical cyclone detected south acapulco september intensified hurricane moved northwestward ship sailing eye reported pressure reading mbar inhg tropical cyclone landfall baja california peninsula dissipated inland northern peninsula september remnants tropical storm association trough caused rain inches southern california september tropical cyclone september tropical cyclone formed coast costa_rica headed northwest dissipated southern baja california september lowest reported pressure mbar inhg september remnants tropical cyclone caused rain measuring inches southern_california hurricane september tropical cyclone formed coast central_america tropical storm tracked northwestward intensified hurricane sea level pressure dropped mbar inhg lower hurricane gradually northeast weakened cool seas september tropical storm landfall near california dissipated inland tropical storm caught southern unprepared brought heavy rain flooding area killed people sea killed storm caused heavy property damage amounting million usd total crops coastal infrastructure hurricane october tropical cyclone formed south cabo intensified headed roughly north steamer caught eye extremely intense hurricane recording corrected central pressure mbar hpa inhg modern tropical cyclone observation techniques available reading cyclone intense record steep pressure gradient external hurricane conditions caused burst shipping disrupted mexican coast intense tropical cyclone hurricane landfall near cabo october dissipated shortly onshore storm caused extensive damage homes destroyed towns mexican state displacing hundreds people strong storm surge flooded section town destroying homes tobacco corn rice crops region suffered considerable damage strong winds downed power lines resulting delayed damage reports exact casualty total documented reports indicated tropical cyclone caused casualties storm donated help aid displaced states doctors nurses sent areas
1939 Pacific hurricane season