1956 Pacific hurricane season

{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=EPac

|Formed=May 18

|Dissipated=May 19

|1-min winds=75

|Pressure=979

|Image=01E 1956 track.png

}}

Hurricane One existed from May 18 to May 19.{{Clear}}

{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=EPac

|Formed=May 30

|Dissipated=June 3

|1-min winds=45

|Pressure=1000

|Image=02E 1956 track.png

}}

Tropical Storm Two existed from May 30 to June 3.{{Clear}}

{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=EPac

|Formed=June 9

|Dissipated=June 10

|1-min winds=75

|Pressure=985

|Image=03E 1956 track.png

}}

Hurricane Three existed from June 9 to June 10.{{Clear}}

{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=EPac

|Formed=June 12

|Dissipated=June 14

|1-min winds=75

|Pressure=984

|Image=04E 1956 track.png

}}

On June 11, a small low pressure system was first identified around {{cvt|300|mi|km}} south of the Gulf of Tehuantepec, producing sustained winds which neared {{cvt|30|mph|km/h|round=5}}.{{cite report| author=National Climatic Data Center |title=Unnamed Hurricane, 12-14 June |date=25 July 1994 |publisher=Indiana University Bloomington |url=https://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/virtual_disk_library/index.cgi/4274123/FID1030/DATA/TROPIC/ENP_NAR/1956_4.NAR |access-date=10 October 2024}} By 12:00 UTC the next day, the system intensified into a hurricane with sustained winds of {{cvt|75|kn|mph km/h|order=out|round=5}},{{EPAC hurricane best track}} 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 {{cvt|29.06|inHg|hPa}} and was producing gusts exceeding {{cvt|115|mph|km/h|round=5}}. Never intensifying further than {{cvt|75|kn|mph km/h|order=out|round=5}}, the hurricane tracked north-northwestwards prior to making landfall around {{cvt|150|mi|km}} east-southeast of Manzanillo, in the state of Guerrero.{{EPAC hurricane best track}} Weakening rapidly, the hurricane was last noted on June 14.{{EPAC hurricane best track}}

The hurricane produced {{cvt|30|ft|m}} waves and caused heavy rainfall in Mexico.

{{Clear}}

{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=EPac

|Formed=July 9

|Dissipated=July 12

|1-min winds=75

|Pressure=999

|Image=05E 1956 track.png

}}

Hurricane Five existed from July 9 to July 12.{{Clear}}

{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=EPac

|Formed=July 14

|Dissipated=July 16

|1-min winds=45

|Pressure=998

|Image=06E 1956 track.png

}}

Tropical Storm Six existed from July 14 to July 16.{{Clear}}

{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=EPac

|Formed=August 22

|Dissipated=August 25

|1-min winds=75

|Pressure=997

|Pressurepost=http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/IPS/cdns/cdns.html

|Image=07E 1956 track.png

}}

Hurricane Seven existed from August 22 to August 25.{{Clear}}

{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=EPac

|Formed=September 3

|Dissipated=September 3

|1-min winds=45

|Pressure=1006

|Image=08E 1956 track.png

}}

Tropical Storm Eight existed on September 3.{{Clear}}

{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=EPac

|Formed=September 4

|Dissipated=September 6

|1-min winds=75

|Pressure=990

|Image=09E 1956 track.png

}}

Hurricane Nine existed from September 4 to September 6.{{Clear}}

{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=EPac

|Formed=September 12

|Dissipated=September 17

|1-min winds=75

|Pressure=986

|Image=10E 1956 track.png

}}

Hurricane Ten existed from September 12 to September 17.{{Clear}}

{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=EPac

|Formed=October 16

|Dissipated=October 18

|1-min winds=45

|Pressure=1006

|Image=11E 1956 track.png

}}

A tropical storm formed in mid-October.{{EPAC hurricane best track}}

{{Clear}}

• List of Pacific hurricanes
• Australian region cyclone seasons: 1955–56 1956–57
• South Pacific cyclone seasons: 1955–56 1956–57
• South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1955–56 1956–57

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