What is 2012 Pacific hurricane season?
{{Infobox hurricane season | Basin=EPac | Year=2012 | Track=2012 Pacific hurricane season summary map.png | First storm formed=May 14, 2012 | Last storm dissipated=November 3, 2012 | Strongest storm name=Emilia | Strongest storm pressure=945 | Strongest storm winds=120 | Total depressions=17 | Total storms=17 | Total hurricanes=10 | Total intense=5 | Damages=123.2 | Fatalities=8 total | five seasons=[[2010 Pacific hurricane season|2010]], [[2011 Pacific hurricane season|2011]], '''2012''', [[2013 Pacific hurricane season|2013]], [[List of Pacific hurricane seasons|Post-2013]] }} The '''2012 Pacific hurricane season''' was started on 15&nbsp;May 2012 in the eastern [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]], and on 1&nbsp;June 2012 in the central Pacific. It ended on 30&nbsp;November. These dates are usually the period during which most [[tropical cyclone]]s form in the northeastern [[Pacific Ocean]]. However, Tropical Storm Aletta formed on 14&nbsp;May. Hurricane Bud was the first major [[Pacific hurricane|hurricane]] of the season. It was one of three storms to turn into a hurricane during the month of May. In the middle of June, Hurricane Carlotta came ashore near [[Puerto Escondido, Mexico|Puerto Escondido]], [[Mexico]]. Seven people were killed by Carlotta and caused damage costing about [[Mexican peso|MX$]]1.4&nbsp;billion (US$107.7&nbsp;million). Hurricane Paul caused major damage to [[Baja California Sur]]. Hurricane Emilia was the only [[Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale|Category 4]] hurricane. It started as a Tropical Depression near the coast of Mexico. It then intensified into a Category 3 hurricane, and later into a Category 4. <center> <timeline> ImageSize = width:1000 height:200 PlotArea = top:10 bottom:80 right:20 left:20 Legend = columns:3 left:30 top:58 columnwidth:270 AlignBars = early DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy Period = from:01/05/2012 till:01/12/2012 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal ScaleMinor = grid:black unit:month increment:1 start:01/05/2012 Colors = id:canvas value:gray(0.88) id:GP valu