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Cordonazo de San Francisco

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-004699

A period of stormy weather, including strong winds and heavy rain, that occurs along the Pacific coast of Mexico. The name, meaning "the lash of St. Francis," links these storms to the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi on October 4th. These weather events are associated with the passage of late-season tropical cyclones or their remnants moving northward from the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-004699
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
See alsoEquinoctial storm
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-004699",
  "term": "Cordonazo de San Francisco",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A period of stormy weather, including strong winds and heavy rain, that occurs along the Pacific coast of Mexico. The name, meaning \"the lash of St. Francis,\" links these storms to the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi on October 4th. These weather events are associated with the passage of late-season tropical cyclones or their remnants moving northward from the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean.",
  "see_also": [
    "equinoctial storm"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/cordonazo-de-san-francisco/"
}

Record 2,214 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.