Hurricane History Map

1983 Eastern and central Pacific season

24 storms formed in the Eastern and central Pacific basin in 1983, from 21 May 1983 to 7 December 1983.

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Years1983
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Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

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The 1983 season in numbers

The record holds 24 storms for the 1983 Eastern and central Pacific season, of which 22 had names.22 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 13 reached hurricane strength (category 1 or more) and 9 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 24storms
  • 22tropical storm strength or more
  • 13hurricane strength or more
  • 9major (category 3 to 5)
  • 229accumulated cyclone energy

Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the squared wind speed of every position of 34 knots or more, divided by 10,000. It is approximate here because the winds are 1-minute equivalents, and it is mostly useful for comparing seasons of one basin.

Strongest storms of 1983

  • Ellen (1983)27 August 1983 to 10 September 1983, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 925 hPa
  • Kiko (1983)31 August 1983 to 9 September 1983, peak Category 4 (125 kt)
  • Raymond (1983)8 October 1983 to 20 October 1983, peak Category 4 (125 kt)
  • Barbara (1983)9 June 1983 to 18 June 1983, peak Category 4 (115 kt)
  • Henriette (1983)27 July 1983 to 6 August 1983, peak Category 4 (115 kt)

All 24 storms of 1983

StormPeak
Adolph Category 2
Barbara Category 4
Cosme Tropical storm
Dalilia Tropical storm
Erick Tropical storm
Flossie Tropical storm
Gil Category 1
Henriette Category 4
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Ismael Category 2
Juliette Tropical storm
Ellen Category 4
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Kiko Category 4
Lorena Category 3
Manuel Category 3
Narda Tropical storm
Octave Tropical storm
Priscilla Category 3
Raymond Category 4
Sonia Tropical storm
Tico Category 4
Velma Tropical storm
Winnie Category 1

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