Before the satellite age started in the 1960s, data on east Pacific hurricanes was extremely unreliable.
[2] This tropical storm caused heavy rains over parts of Central America, especially the Yucatán and British Honduras.
The tropical storm made landfall near the head of the Gulf of California on 8 August and dissipated inland.
[3] On 8 August in consequence of this tropical storm, San Diego, California, recorded a maximum wind velocity of 26 mph (42 km/h; 23 kn) from the south and a temperature of 34 °C (94 °F).
Remnants of this tropical cyclone contributed locally heavy rain over parts of southern California and Arizona on 9 August.
A wind and rain storm struck central and southeast Arizona on 8 August, causing $15,000 in damage.
Floods washed out railroad tracks near Tucson, and the storm blocked highways and disrupted railway, bus, and airline schedules.
It moved north, intensified into a hurricane, and made landfall near Cabo San Lucas late on September 9.