What is 2002 Pacific hurricane season?
{{Infobox hurricane season | Track=2002 Pacific hurricane season map.png | First storm formed=May 24, 2002 | Last storm dissipated=November 16, 2002 | Strongest storm name=[[Hurricane Kenna|Kenna]] – 913 [[mbar]] (26.96 [[inHg]]), 145 knots (165 mph) | Total storms=15 | Major storms=6 | Damagespost=$5–100 million, 2002 USD | Year=2002 | Fatalities=4 | Basin=Pacific hurricane | five seasons=[[2000 Pacific hurricane season|2000]] [[2001 Pacific hurricane season|2001]] '''2002''' [[2003 Pacific hurricane season|2003]] [[2004 Pacific hurricane season|2004]] }} The '''2002 Pacific hurricane season''' was an event in tropical cyclone meteorology. The most notable storm this year was [[Hurricane Kenna]], which reached Category 5 on the [[Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale]]. It made landfall near [[Puerto Vallarta]], [[Jalisco]], [[Mexico]], on October 25. It killed four people and was one of the most powerful hurricanes to ever strike the western coast of Mexico. Elsewhere, Tropical Storm Julio made landfall in [[Mexico]], and Tropical Storm Boris dumped torrential rain along the Mexican coast, although it remained offshore. Other storms were individually unusual. Hurricanes Elida and Hernan also reached Category 5 intensity, but neither did any damage. Hurricane Fausto, while it had no effect on land, regenerated into a tiny tropical storm at a very high latitude. ==Season summary== {{saffir-Simpson small}} It officially started May 15, 2002, in the eastern Pacific, and June 1, 2002, in the central Pacific, and lasted until November 30, 2002. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northeastern [[Pacific Ocean]]. There were twelve tropical storms in the eastern Pacific Ocean this season. Of those, six became hurricanes and five became major hurricanes by reaching Category 3 or high on the [[Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale|Saffir Simpson Scale]]. A record three Category 5 storms formed. In the central Pacific, one tropical storm, one hurricane, and one major h