1902

A tropical cyclone made landfall on the southern portion of Baja California

Baja California

Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...

 in the middle of July. It moved northward and dissipated. The remnants produced 1 to 2 inches (25 to 50 mm) of rain over southern California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 on July 20 and 21. This storm occurred during the strong El Niño of 1901–1902.

A tropical depression formed on October 3. It moved north. After crossing the Isthmus of Tehuantepec

Isthmus of Tehuantepec

The Isthmus of Tehuantepec is an isthmus in Mexico. It represents the shortest distance between the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean, and prior to the opening of the Panama Canal was a major shipping route known simply as the Tehuantepec Route...

, it emerged into the Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of Mexico

The Gulf of Mexico is a partially landlocked ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. In...

. It eventually became Atlantic Hurricane 4

1902 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1902 Atlantic hurricane season ran through the summer and early fall of 1902. The season was quiet, with five tropical storms, three of which became hurricanes, none major, although, due to obvious lack of satellite observations until the 1960s, and a good enough monitoring system, it is...

 before making landfall in the Florida Panhandle

Florida Panhandle

The Florida Panhandle, an informal, unofficial term for the northwestern part of Florida, is a strip of land roughly 200 miles long and 50 to 100 miles wide , lying between Alabama on the north and the west, Georgia also on the north, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. Its eastern boundary is...

 as a tropical storm.

On December 23, a storm formed 40 miles (60 km) to the southwest of Lanai

Lanai

Lānai or Lanai is the sixth-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. It is also known as the Pineapple Island because of its past as an island-wide pineapple plantation. The only town is Lānai City, a small settlement....

, Hawaii

Hawaii

Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...

. Possibly a Kona, or Subtropical storm

Subtropical cyclone

A subtropical cyclone is a weather system that has some characteristics of a tropical and an extratropical cyclone. As early as the 1950s, meteorologists were unclear whether they should be characterized as tropical or extratropical cyclones. They were officially recognized by the National...

, it moved northwestward and strengthened. After approaching the International Date Line

International Date Line

The International Date Line is a generally north-south imaginary line on the surface of the Earth, passing through the middle of the Pacific Ocean, that designates the place where each calendar day begins...

, it turned to the northeast, and dissipated in the Bering Sea

Bering Sea

The Bering Sea is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean. It comprises a deep water basin, which then rises through a narrow slope into the shallower water above the continental shelves....

 on January 2, 1903. It is unknown if the storm was tropical, but based on its track it had some tropical characteristics. Upon moving through the Hawaiian islands, the storm was disorganized, and caused no reported damage or unusual weather on the islands. The storm is known as the Froc Cyclone, named after Rev. Louis Froc, the Director of the Ziwakei Observatory in Shanghai who discovered the storm.

1904

A tropical storm was first observed 250 miles (400 km) southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...

 on November 26. It tracked to the northwest, then turned to the northeast. The storm weakened over the cold northern Pacific waters, and dissipated on December 4 to the south of Sitka, Alaska. The storm caused no reported damage. This storm is known as the Zikawei Cyclone, named after the Zikawei Observatory which recorded the storm.

On December 23 a tropical storm formed 230 miles (370.1 km) south-southwest of South Point, Hawaii. It moved to the west-northwest, and after crossing the date line it turned to the northeast, dissipating on the 30th. The storm is known as the Hurd Cyclone.

1906

A tropical storm formed on May 3 well to the southeast of the Big Island

Hawaii (island)

The Island of Hawaii, also called the Big Island or Hawaii Island , is a volcanic island in the North Pacific Ocean...

, and moved west-northwestward. It passed to the south of Hawaii, and after crossing the date line, it turned to the northeast. The storm dissipated in the Bering Sea on the 10th. This is an extremely rare May central Pacific tropical cyclone, a time of year typically storm-free. This storm is known as the Gauthier Cyclone.

In the middle of August, a tropical cyclone moved north-northwestward through the Gulf of California. It entered southern California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 on August 18, generating up to 5 inches (127 mm) of rain.

On October 2, a tropical storm was first observed 120 miles (193.1 km) southeast of Hilo, Hawaii. It moved to the northeast, and struck the southern tip of Niihau

Niihau

Niihau or Niihau is the seventh largest of the inhabited Hawaiian Islands in the U.S. state of Hawaii, having an area of . Niihau lies southwest of Kauai across the Kaulakahi Channel. Several intermittent playa lakes provide wetland habitats for the Hawaiian Coot, the Black-winged Stilt, and the...

 before turning northward. After passing through the islands, it turned to the northeast, and dissipated in the Bering Sea on October 9. The storm, known as the Makawao Cyclone, caused torrential rainfall in Makawao, Hawaii, amounting to 12.7 inches (322.6 mm).

A tropical storm was first observed on November 6 90 miles (144.8 km) south of Honolulu, Hawaii. It moved to the north-northwest, and passed through the Kauai channel. It turned to the northeast, and dissipated on the 13th to the west of British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

. The storm was extremely small and disorganized, and caused no known damage in Hawaii.

1908

A vortex, possibly a tropical cyclone, was first observed on October 17 to the northwest of Hawaii. It moved quickly northeastward, and dissipated the next day.

1910

Three known tropical cyclones formed this year. The remnants of one of them entered southern California on September 15, bringing 2 inches (50.8 mm) of rain in Santa Barbara County

Santa Barbara County, California

Santa Barbara County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California, on the Pacific coast. As of 2010 the county had a population of 423,895. The county seat is Santa Barbara and the largest city is Santa Maria.-History:...

.

1911

Eleven known tropical cyclones formed this year in the eastern Pacific proper.

On September 11, Hurricane 4 of this year's Atlantic season

1911 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1911 Atlantic hurricane season was relatively inactive, with only six known tropical cyclones forming in the Atlantic during the summer and fall. There were three suspected tropical depressions, including one that began the season in February and one that ended the season when it dissipated in...

 survived passage over Central America and emerged into the Pacific Ocean, where it dissipated on September 12.

On September 29, a ship reported strong winds and a pressure of 998 mbar

Bar (unit)

The bar is a unit of pressure equal to 100 kilopascals, and roughly equal to the atmospheric pressure on Earth at sea level. Other units derived from the bar are the megabar , kilobar , decibar , centibar , and millibar...

 inside a storm to the east of Hawaii. There were no other reports of this possible tropical cyclone.

1912

Four known tropical cyclones formed this year. One if them, which stayed at sea, was tracked from August 10 to 11 of this year.

1915

Four tropical cyclones formed this year.

On July 4, a system formed WNW

Boxing the compass

Boxing the compass is the action of naming all thirty-two points of the compass in clockwise order. Such names are formed by the initials of the cardinal directions and their intermediate ordinal directions, and are very handy to refer to a heading in a general or colloquial fashion, without...

 of Cocos Island

Cocos Island

Cocos Island is an uninhabited island located off the shore of Costa Rica . It constitutes the 11th district of Puntarenas Canton of the province of Puntarenas. It is one of the National Parks of Costa Rica...

. It made landfall near Salina Cruz

Salina Cruz

Salina Cruz is a major seaport on the Pacific coast of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is the state's third-largest city and is municipal seat of the municipality of the same name.It is part of the Tehuantepec District in the west of the Istmo Region....

 two days later.

A tropical cyclone hit northern Baja California

Baja California

Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...

 in late August. Its remnants entered California on August 26, bringing light rains amounting to 1 inch.

1918

Three tropical cyclones formed this year in the eastern Pacific.

On September 13, a hurricane was discovered off the coast of Acapulco

Acapulco

Acapulco is a city, municipality and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast of Mexico, southwest from Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semi-circular bay and has been a port since the early colonial period of Mexico’s history...

. It paralleled the coast and moved slightly inland. After reentering the Pacific Ocean, it made landfall in the Gulf of California side of the Baja California Peninsula

Baja California Peninsula

The Baja California peninsula , is a peninsula in northwestern Mexico. Its land mass separates the Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California. The Peninsula extends from Mexicali, Baja California in the north to Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur in the south.The total area of the Baja California...

. This hurricane's remnants continued north into California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

.

This system was destructive. Several people in San José del Cabo

San José del Cabo

The city of San José del Cabo is located in Baja California Sur Mexico and is the seat of the municipality of Los Cabos at the south end of the Baja California peninsula. In the 2010 census it had a population of 69,788. Together with neighboring Cabo San Lucas it forms a major tourist destination...

 were killed, and several houses and buildings were destroyed. In La Paz

La Paz, Baja California Sur

La Paz is the capital city of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur and an important regional commercial center. The city had a 2010 census population of 215,178 persons, but its metropolitan population is somewhat larger because of surrounding towns like el Centenario, el Zacatal and San Pedro...

 and every ship was either sunk, run aground, or damaged. Several vessels at sea were also sunk. This system's remnants produced light rains in Southern California. When they reached Northern California on September 1, they caused heavy precipitation amounting to 7 inches (177.8 mm).

A total of twenty-five deaths were reported, mainly from drowning or falling trees. Damage was at least 200,000 pesos.http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/046/mwr-046-12-0568b.pdf

1920

Three known tropical cyclones formed this year in the eastern Pacific proper. One of them existed from September 10 to 13. It passed close to the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula

Baja California Peninsula

The Baja California peninsula , is a peninsula in northwestern Mexico. Its land mass separates the Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California. The Peninsula extends from Mexicali, Baja California in the north to Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur in the south.The total area of the Baja California...

 but never made landfall.

1921

Nine tropical cyclones are known this year in the eastern Pacific proper.

After crossing central Baja California, a tropical cyclone moved northward into southwestern Arizona

Arizona

Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...

 on August 20, causing up to 2 inches (50.8 mm) of rain.

A system stayed at sea from September 25 to 30. It paralleled the coast of Mexico without making landfall. The remnants of this tropical cyclone moved northeastward through Baja California and Arizona, producing up to 4 inches (101.6 mm) of rain in the desert region.

Two possible tropical cyclones exited in the central Pacific during the month of October. The first developed on October 5 near Hawaii, and moved northward until being absorbed by an extratropical storm over the Aleutian Islands. The second was observed on October 17 well to the northeast of Hawaii. For both of these systems, it is unknown what, if any, tropical characteristics they had. It is possible they were Kona-type storms due to their locations.

1922

Seven tropical cyclones formed this year. One of them was an extremely unusual hurricane that formed between February 6 and 18 and hassled a ship moving between San Pedro and Panama City.http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/050/mwr-050-02-0098.pdf

Another cyclone paralleled the coast of Mexico from August 27 to 30. It passed south of the Revilla Gigedo Islands but otherwise stayed at sea.

A tropical cyclone was tracked from October 14 to 16. It moved northeast and made landfall near Mazatlán

Mazatlán

Mazatlán is a city in the Mexican state of Sinaloa; the surrounding municipio for which the city serves as the municipal seat is Mazatlán Municipality. It is located at on the Pacific coast, across from the southernmost tip of the Baja California peninsula.Mazatlán is a Nahuatl word meaning...

.

1923

Five known tropical cyclones existed in the eastern Pacific proper this year.

On August 23, a small hurricane exited to the west of Hawaii, though due to lack of ship reports its track is unknown. This storm is known as the Vega Cyclone, named after the USS Vega

USS Vega

USS Vega may refer to:, was a steel-hulled, steam yacht built in 1907; acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War I and sold in 1921, a single-screw, steel-hulled freighter built in 1919 and scrapped in 1946...

 which reported the storm.

A tropical storm formed on October 12. After moving north, it made landfall near Salina Cruz

Salina Cruz

Salina Cruz is a major seaport on the Pacific coast of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is the state's third-largest city and is municipal seat of the municipality of the same name.It is part of the Tehuantepec District in the west of the Istmo Region....

. It crossed the Isthmus of Tehuantepec

Isthmus of Tehuantepec

The Isthmus of Tehuantepec is an isthmus in Mexico. It represents the shortest distance between the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean, and prior to the opening of the Panama Canal was a major shipping route known simply as the Tehuantepec Route...

 and emerged into the Bay of Campeche

Bay of Campeche

The Bay of Campeche is the southern bight of the Gulf of Mexico. It is surrounded on three sides by the Mexican states of Campeche, Tabasco and Veracruz. It was named by Francisco Hernández de Córdoba and Antonio de Alaminos during their expedition in 1517...

. It strengthened into Atlantic hurricane 3

1923 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1923 Atlantic hurricane season ran its course fromSummer through Fall of 1923. The season was slightly below average with 9 tropical storms; of which 4 became hurricanes, and one became a major hurricane.-Tropical Storm One:...

 and eventually made landfall in Louisiana

Louisiana

Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...

 as a weak Category 2.

1924

Three known tropical cyclones formed this year in the eastern Pacific proper. One was detected on September 2. It stayed at sea and was lost track of on September 8.

Another system was discovered on September 6. It moved in a generally northerly direction. It dissipated on September 9 after making landfall about midway between Acapulco

Acapulco

Acapulco is a city, municipality and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast of Mexico, southwest from Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semi-circular bay and has been a port since the early colonial period of Mexico’s history...

 and a place called "C. Corrigules". However, weather associated with it crossed into the Gulf of Mexico.http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/057/mwr-057-02-0043.pdf

See also

• List of tropical cyclones
• List of Pacific hurricane seasons