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Hurricane Adolph was a strong Category 2 hurricane that brushed the coast of Mexico. Forming on May 21 somewhat close to the Equator, it steadily intensified, and by May 24, it peaked just below major hurricane intensity. It then began to gradually weakened, and later made two landfalls along the coast of Mexico before dissipating on May 28. Hurricane Adolph brought no mjaor damage, though at that time, it was the strongest May hurricane. Since then, that record has been broken.

Meteorological history
On May 21, a tropical depression formed 500 mi southwest of Managua, Nicaragua becoming one of the most southerly forming tropical cyclones in the basin. As the depression headed gradually west-northwestward over sea surface temperatures of 86 - 88 F, it steadily intensified. Later that day, the depression intensified into a tropical storm, earning the name Adolph. Further intensification occurred as Adolph headed west-northwestward. By May 24,the EPHC reported that Adolph had strengthened enough to be considered a hurricane, setting a then-record for the earliest known hurricane, though this was later surpassed by Hurricane Alma in May of 1990. Shortly thereafter, the storm turned northwestward and intensified into a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS). Around that time, Adolph attained its peak intensity with winds of 110 mph (175 km/h).

Following peak intensity, Adolph gradually weakened to a low-end Category 2 hurricane. By May 25, Adolph curved sharply north-northeastward, as a result of being steered by anticyclonic deep-layer mean. Despite being situated over fairly warm waters, wind shear increased, causing Adolph to significantly weaken. The storm weakened back to Category 1 intensity upon curving north-northeastward, and was downgraded to a tropical storm twelve hours later. Rapidly weakening, Tropical Storm Adolph moved onshore near Puerto Vallarta early on May 21, becoming one of three systems to make landfall in Mexico during the season. After briefly moving offshore, it again made landfall near Mazatlán at 0800 UTC that day. Adolph soon dissipated over land, becoming the first of two storms to strike the Pacific coast of Mexico during the season.

Impact and records
Because Hurricane Adolph had weakened significantly prior to landfall, no deaths or major damage occurred. However, the remnants of the storm brought heavy showers and gusty winds to Florida. Although a modern Pacific hurricane season begins May 15, in 1983, the season officially began on June 1, making Adolph a pre-season storm. At that time, Adolph was the strongest May hurricane on record. However, this record was broken by a hurricane in 2001, ironically named Adolph.