Hurricane Newton was the first tropical cyclone to make landfall on the Baja California Peninsula at hurricane strength since Hurricane Odile in 2014. The fifteenth tropical depression, fifteenth named storm and ninth hurricane of the 2016 Pacific hurricane season, Newton formed from a tropical wave to the south of Mexico on September 4, 2016. Moving northwards through an environment conducive for additional development, Newton rapidly strengthened, reaching hurricane strength on the following day. Newton made landfall on the Baja California Peninsula just below peak strength on the same day. Interaction with the mountainous terrain of the peninsula caused some slight weakening, but Newton remained a hurricane until it entered the Gulf of California, at which time increasing wind shear caused Newton to weaken at a faster pace, and the system made landfall in Sonora late on September 6 as a strong tropical storm. The cyclone continued to rapidly weaken over the rugged terrain of Sonora, and it degenerated into a remnant low just south of the Mexico–United States border on September 7. The remnants of Newton dissipated early on the following day. Category 1 hurricane: peak winds of 90 mph (80 knots), lowest pressure 977 mb. September 4 – September 8, 2016. Landfalls: September 6 at 85 mph, 23.9°N 110.8°W; September 7 at 65 mph, 28.7°N 111.8°W. Accumulated cyclone energy: 4.4. Wiki link Track: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best track EP152016 (public domain).