Hurricane Agatha was the strongest hurricane to make landfall along the Pacific coast of Mexico in the month of May since records began in 1949. The first named storm and the first hurricane of the 2022 Pacific hurricane season, Agatha originated from a surface trough south of the Gulf of Tehuantepec. It steadily organized into a tropical depression early on May 28 and within hours intensified into Tropical Storm Agatha. Amid favorable environmental conditions, the cyclone underwent rapid intensification on May 29, strengthening into a Category 2 hurricane and reaching peak winds of 110 mph (180 km/h). Though the storm moved west-northwest early on, it curved toward the northeast in response to weakening high pressure over Mexico. On the afternoon of May 30, the hurricane made landfall just west of Puerto Ángel, Oaxaca, with slightly weaker winds of 105 mph (169 km/h). Category 2 hurricane: peak winds of 110 mph (95 knots), lowest pressure 964 mb. May 27 – June 1, 2022. Landfall: May 30 at 105 mph, 15.7°N 96.6°W. Accumulated cyclone energy: 6.7. Wiki link Track: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best track EP012022 (public domain).