All seasons · Eastern and Central Pacific
1993 Pacific hurricane season
The 1993 Pacific season has 18 storms in the best-track record; 15 reached tropical-storm strength and 11 became hurricanes, 9 of them major. Its accumulated cyclone energy of 220.3 is the seventh-highest of the 77 seasons in the eastern and central Pacific record since 1949. For major hurricanes it is tied for the fourth-busiest season. Lidia was the strongest, peaking at 150 mph as a Category 4 hurricane. Landfall records exist for 4 of its storms, in Baja California Sur, Jalisco, Oaxaca, Sinaloa and Sonora. The first record is dated June 11, the last October 14.
Storm by storm
More storms formed in August than in any other month of 1993: 6 of 18. Keoni both lasted longest, 20.5 days as a tropical or subtropical system, and contributed the most energy, 17% of the season's ACE. Strongest landfall of each storm: Beatriz reached Oaxaca as a tropical storm on June 19; Calvin reached Jalisco as a Category 2 hurricane on July 7; Hilary reached Baja California Sur as a tropical storm on August 26; Lidia reached Sinaloa as a Category 2 hurricane on September 13.
| Storm | Dates | Peak | Strength | Lowest | Landfalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian | Jun 11–19 | 85 mph | Category 1 | 979 mb | – |
| Beatriz | Jun 18–20 | 65 mph | Tropical storm | 995 mb | Oaxaca |
| Pacific Storm 3 of 1993 | Jun 27 – Jul 2 | 35 mph | Depression | – | – |
| Calvin | Jul 4–9 | 110 mph | Category 2 | 966 mb | Jalisco, Baja California Sur |
| Dora | Jul 14–20 | 130 mph | Category 4 | 945 mb | – |
| Eugene | Jul 15–25 | 125 mph | Category 3 | 948 mb | – |
| Keoni | Aug 9–29 | 130 mph | Category 4 | – | – |
| Fernanda | Aug 9–19 | 145 mph | Category 4 | 934 mb | – |
| Greg | Aug 15–28 | 130 mph | Category 4 | 948 mb | – |
| Hilary | Aug 17–27 | 120 mph | Category 3 | 957 mb | Baja California Sur, Sonora |
| Irwin | Aug 21–22 | 70 mph | Tropical storm | 999 mb | – |
| Jova | Aug 29 – Sep 5 | 130 mph | Category 4 | 948 mb | – |
| Kenneth | Sep 5–17 | 150 mph | Category 4 | 932 mb | – |
| Lidia | Sep 8–14 | 150 mph | Category 4 | 930 mb | Sinaloa |
| Pacific Storm 14 of 1993 | Sep 21–26 | 35 mph | Depression | – | – |
| Max | Sep 30 – Oct 4 | 45 mph | Tropical storm | 1000 mb | – |
| Norma | Oct 2–6 | 50 mph | Tropical storm | 1000 mb | – |
| Pacific Storm 17 of 1993 | Oct 11–14 | 35 mph | Depression | – | – |
Against other Pacific seasons
Accumulated cyclone energy of every season; the red bar is 1993.