Of these, Ignacio was also responsible for 40 injuries and 23 fatalities as the system passed just offshore of Lázaro Cárdenas. Delores, Ignacio and Marty threatened the coast of Mexico, coming close enough to require tropical cyclone watches and warnings. One of the two tropical depressions of the season, Five-E, came ashore near Salina Cruz, Mexico, on the last day of June. None of the tropical storms or hurricanes made landfall.
For example, Hurricane Kevin endured as a hurricane for 12½ days to the east of 140°W, establishing a new record for longevity in the eastern Pacific. Several tropical cyclones grew into specially long-lived and intense systems. A shorter gap in activity from late August to early September was attributed to anomalous flow patterns near the Baja California Peninsula. The activity in July was four systems below the average of six at that time due to unusual circulation patterns aloft over the tropical Pacific. On the other hand, the months of July and August, often the most active ones in this basin, only produced two tropical cyclones each. Yet, it ended late with the first November hurricane on record in the satellite era.
However, the season was less active than 1990, which had a record 16 hurricanes (more than 1991). These totals are close to the climatological averages established since 1966, when satellite surveillance began. During the season, a total of sixteen tropical cyclones developed, featuring ten hurricanes, four tropical storms and two tropical depressions.
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