The 2003 Pacific hurricane season produced
tropical cyclones that mainly affected
Mexico. Hurricane
Ignacio killed 2 people in Mexico and
Marty killed 12; together they were responsible for damage worth about $1 billion. Two other
Pacific hurricanes, one Pacific tropical storm and three
Atlantic storms also had a direct impact on Mexico. The only other significant storm of the season was
Hurricane Jimena, which passed just to the south of the island of
Hawaii, becoming the first storm in several years to directly threaten the island. The season officially started on May 15, 2003, in the eastern Pacific, and on June 1, 2003, in the central Pacific, lasting until November 30, 2003. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northeastern Pacific Ocean. There were 16 named storms, including 7 hurricanes; both totals are comparable with the long-term averages. This was the first Pacific hurricane season since
1977 with no major hurricanes, that is, storms Category 3 or higher on the
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. (
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