1956 Pacific hurricane season
The 1956 Pacific hurricane season ran through the summer and fall of 1956. Eleven tropical systems were observed this season.
Systems
Hurricane One
Hurricane One existed from May 18 to May 19.Tropical Storm Two
Tropical Storm Two existed from May 30 to June 3.Hurricane Three
Hurricane Three existed from June 9 to June 10.Hurricane Four
On June 11, a small low pressure system was first identified around south of the Gulf of Tehuantepec, producing sustained winds which neared. By 12:00 UTC the next day, the system intensified into a hurricane with sustained winds of, with nearby ship reports indicating that the storm was producing sustained gales. Moving west-northwestward slowly, on June 13, reports from the Portland Star indicated that the hurricane had deepened into a minimum pressure of and was producing gusts exceeding. Never intensifying further than, the hurricane tracked north-northwestwards prior to making landfall around east-southeast of Manzanillo, in the state of Guerrero. Weakening rapidly, the hurricane was last noted on June 14.The hurricane produced waves and caused heavy rainfall in Mexico.