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| Seasonal boundaries | |
| First system formed | May 20, 1982 |
| Last system dissipated | November 25, 1982 |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | Olivia |
| • Maximum winds | 145 mph (230 km/h) (1-minute sustained) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total depressions | 30 |
| Total storms | 23 |
| Hurricanes | 12 |
| Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) | 5 |
| Total fatalities | 1,629 total |
| Total damage | $834 million (1982 USD) |
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The 1982 Pacific hurricane season was, at the time, the most active Pacific hurricane season on record, with 23 named storms. Of those, 12 became hurricanes, with 5 intensifying into major hurricanes (Category 3 or above on the Saffir–Simpson scale). The season officially started on May 15 in the eastern Pacific basin and June 1 in the central Pacific basin. The season in both basins ended on November 30. These dates conventionally delimit the period during which most tropical cyclones form in these regions of the Pacific Ocean.[1] The first tropical cyclone of the season, Tropical Storm Aletta, formed on May 20, and the final one of the season, Hurricane Iwa, dissipated on November 25. A strengthening El Niño that year fueled the season's above normal activity.
The strongest system of the season was Hurricane Olivia, which reached peak intensity on September 21, with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h). Its remnants brought heavy rain to a wide swath of the Western United States. Hurricane Paul, the deadliest system, developed as a tropical depression just offshore Central America on September 18, briefly moved inland two days later, then turned, and headed westward out to sea. Paul was responsible for 1,625 fatalities, most of them in El Salvador, and $520 million (1982 USD) in damage. Hurricanes Daniel and Gilma both briefly threatened Hawaii, while Iwa caused heavy damage on Kauai and Niihau.
Seasonal summary
[edit]| Rank | Cost | Season |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ≥$13.07–17.07 billion | 2023 |
| 2 | $4.52 billion | 2013 |
| 3 | $3.15 billion | 1992 |
| 4 | $1.62 billion | 2010 |
| 5 | ≥$1.52 billion | 2014 |
| 6 | ≥$1.46 billion | 2018 |
| 7 | $1 billion | 2024 |
| 8 | $834 million | 1982 |
| 9 | $760 million | 1998 |
| 10 | $735 million | 1994 |
During the 1982 Pacific hurricane season, a total of 23 named storms formed.[2] Tropical cyclogenesis began in the Eastern Pacific basin (east of 140°W) on May 20 with the formation of tropical storm Aletta, and ended on October 26 with the dissipation of Tropical Storm Tara. Within the basin, 19 named storms formed, 32% above the 16‑year (1966‑82) average of 14.4. Of those, 11 reached hurricane strength, 49% above the average of 5.5 during the same period. Six systems crossed into the Central Pacific Hurricane Center's area of responsibility (between 140°W and the International Date Line) in 1982, three times as many as did so in the previous season; Hurricane Daniel was the first to do so, on July 16.[3] A then‑record four named storms formed in the Central Pacific basin in 1982. The first, Tropical Storm Akoni, formed on August 30, and the last, season, Hurricane Iwa, dissipated on November 25.[4]
A strengthening El Niño in 1982 fueled the season's above normal activity,[5][6] warming sea surface temperatures across the equatorial Central Pacific nearly 5 °F (2.8 °C) above normal.[7] Its effects included the large numbers of central Pacific systems, among them Iwa, the strongest hurricane on record, up to that time to traverse the Hawaiian Islands,[6] and the ability for five eastern Pacific systems to reach major hurricane strength.[3][4] Iwa caused $312 million (1982 USD) in damage in Hawaii,[8] and was directly responsible for one fatality there.[4] Reports of damage and casualties in Central America and Mexico during the season were mostly in conjunction with hurricanes Olivia and Paul. Paul, the only Pacific hurricane to make landfall during the season, was a particularly deadly and destructive system.[3] It was responsible for the deaths of 1,625 people and for causing $520 million in damage, mostly in Central America. The remnants of Olivia and Paul, along with those of Hurricane Norman, produced scattered rainfall over the Southwestern United States.[5]
Systems
[edit]Tropical Storm Aletta
[edit]| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
| Duration | May 20 – May 29 |
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| Peak intensity | 65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min); |
On May 18, satellite imagery indicated that a tropical disturbance was developing 800 km (500 mi) south-southwest of Acapulco, Mexico.[3] Two days later, the disturbance developed a weak surface circulation, becoming a tropical depression with sustained winds of 45 km/h (30 mph).[3][2] Although the depression tracked northwestward over warm sea surface temperatures of 30 °C (86 °F),[3] further development was slow to occur, with the system not intensifying into Tropical Storm Aletta until 18:00 UTC the next day.[2] As Aletta recurved northeastward due to upper-level westerlies that same day,[3] the storm intensified further, peaking with sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) at 12:00 UTC on May 22.[2] Soon after, Aletta began steadily weakening, which was later accelerated on May 25 by wind shear.[2][3] Slowing down and undergoing a anticyclonic loop,[3] Aletta weakened into a tropical depression at 12:00 UTC on May 27.[2] Further weakening occurred, and on May 29, Aletta dissipated 300 km (190 mi) southwest of Acapulco.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Dorst, Neal. "When is hurricane season?". Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory. Archived from the original on December 6, 2010. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g National Hurricane Center; Hurricane Research Division; Central Pacific Hurricane Center (April 26, 2024). "The Northeast and North Central Pacific hurricane database 1949–2023". United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service. Archived from the original on May 29, 2024. A guide on how to read the database is available here.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Gunther, Emil B.; R.L. Cross; R. A. Wagoner (May 1983). "Eastern North Pacific Tropical Cyclones of 1982". Monthly Weather Review. 111 (5): 1080–1102. Bibcode:1983MWRv..111.1080G. doi:10.1175/1520-0493(1983)111<1080:ENPTCO>2.0.CO;2.
- ^ a b c 1982 Central Pacific Tropical Cyclone Season (Report). Honolulu Hawaii: Central Pacific Hurricane Center. 1982. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ a b Garza, Armando (January 1999). 1985–1998 N. Pacific tropical cyclones impacting the south western United States in northern Mexico: an updated climatology (PDF) (Report). San Diego California: NEXRAD weather service office. p. 5. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ a b Williams, Jack (June 12, 2015). "How the super El Nino of 1982-83 kept itself a secret". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "Historical El Niño/La Niña episodes (1950–present)". College Park, Maryland: Climate Prediction Center. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ The Deadliest, Costliest, and Most Intense United States Tropical Cyclones from 1851 to 2006 (and Other Frequently Requested Hurricane Facts) (PDF) (Report). 2007. p. 26. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
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