Storms near Baja California
The record holds 31 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Baja California, Mexico between 1951 and 2023. The busiest month is September, with 18 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 1 strength.
- 31storms within 50 km
- 0major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 7at category 1 strength or more
A storm counts once, however many times it came close. The category is the storm's strongest point within 50 km, which can be weaker than its peak elsewhere.
How strong were the storms near Baja California?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 9 | 29% |
| Tropical storm | 15 | 48% |
| Category 1 | 7 | 23% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 0 | 0% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the NOAA National Hurricane Center (HURDAT2, eastern Pacific).
Baja California storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2023, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1951, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 4 |
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 4 |
| 1980s | 4 |
| 1990s | 3 |
| 2000s | 4 |
| 2010s | 5 |
| 2020s | 2 |
Earlier decades hold fewer storms partly because they were harder to see. Before weather satellites (about the 1960s) many storms that stayed at sea went unrecorded, so compare decades with care.
Show the numbers
| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 8 |
| Sep | 18 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Baja California
- Unnamed storm of July 1954 (Eastern and central Pacific)12 July 1954 to 17 July 1954, peak Category 1 (75 kt)
- Unnamed storm of September 1959 (Eastern and central Pacific)4 September 1959 to 11 September 1959, peak Category 1 (75 kt)
- Diana (1960)17 August 1960 to 20 August 1960, peak Category 1 (75 kt), 987 hPa
- Katrina (1967)30 August 1967 to 3 September 1967, peak Category 1 (75 kt)
- Nora (1997)16 September 1997 to 26 September 1997, Category 1 (75 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 950 hPa
Most recent storms near Baja California
- Hilary (2023)16 August 2023 to 20 August 2023, Category 1 (65 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 940 hPa
- Kay (2022)4 September 2022 to 13 September 2022, Tropical storm (60 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (85 kt), 968 hPa
- Rosa (2018)25 September 2018 to 2 October 2018, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 936 hPa
Many of these storms killed people and destroyed homes. The figures are the official record's, and this page says nothing about their human cost.