Did you know ...

• an unnamed hurricane in 1975 attained hurricane status further north than any other Pacific hurricane before dissipating near Alaska?
• eleven Pacific hurricanes have had their names retired, due to the damage they caused and other reasons?
• having reached peak windspeed on September 6, 1959, Hurricane Patsy is the earliest known Category 5 Pacific hurricane?
• there is a disagreement on whether Hurricane Emilia was a Category 5 hurricane?
• Hurricane Tico (pictured), a Pacific hurricane of the 1983 season, caused flooding and record rainfall in Oklahoma?
• 1961's Hurricane Tara was one of the deadliest Pacific hurricanes on record?
• Hurricane Ava was the first Pacific hurricane flown into by NOAA aircraft?
• Hurricane Greg caused one of Mexico's highest rainfall totals from a Pacific hurricane?
• Hurricane Sergio in 2006 was the strongest Pacific hurricane on record in the month of November?
• 1994's Hurricane Gilma is the most intense Pacific hurricane to occur in July?