Tara devastated southwest Mexico, causing 436–500 fatalities, making it the fourth deadliest tropical cyclone in the Eastern Pacific basin.

Tropical cyclone activity first began about a month after the official start of the season, with Iva developed on June 9.

[3] Operationally, the San Francisco Weather Bureau issued advisories for Tropical Storm Simone, which existed in early November south of Mexico.

[4] Hurricane Iva was the first storm of the season, as the Eastern Pacific continued through the name lists regardless of the year.

The storm slowly curved northward, and Iva did not intensify past its peak with winds of 85 mph (140 km/h).

Tropical Storm Joanne developed on July 10 175 mi (281.63 km) southwest of Socorro Island.

[5] It was the final storm of the season, forming on November 10 about 230 mi (365 km) off the coast of Mexico.

[6][3] Hurricane Tara dissipated on November 12, bringing heavy rainfall and strong winds to locations inundated by 10 days of precipitation.

Damage was light in the major port city of Acapulco, though further west along the coast, the effects of Tara were much worse.

The city of Nuxco in the municipality of Tecpan de Galeana received the most damage and deaths from the hurricane.