▁the ▁average ▁temperature ▁is ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 8   ° C . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁J alis co ▁was ▁hit ▁by ▁H urr icane ▁Pat ric ia . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁most ▁inten se ▁h urr icane ▁ever ▁registered ▁and ▁made ▁land fall ▁near ▁Cu ix m ala , ▁J alis co . ▁Though ▁it ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁tropical ▁storm , ▁unusual ▁environmental ▁conditions ▁strength ened ▁Pat ric ia ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁Category ▁ 5 ▁H urr icane ▁within ▁ 2 4 ▁hours , ▁with ▁wind s ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁mountains ▁surrounding ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁land fall ▁acted ▁as ▁a ▁bar rier ▁that ▁weak ened ▁the ▁h urr icane ▁before ▁it ▁finally ▁hit ▁ground ▁at ▁ 1 5 0   m ph ▁( 2 4 0   km / h ). ▁Security ▁measures ▁were ▁implemented ▁in ▁time ▁and ▁Official ▁Emer gency ▁Mess ages ▁were ▁released ▁to ▁keep ▁citizens ▁and ▁tour ists ▁in ▁dangerous ▁areas ▁properly ▁informed . ▁Despite ▁losing ▁strength , ▁H urr icane ▁Pat ric ia ▁caused ▁severe ▁material ▁damage , ▁flo oding ▁and ▁land sl ides ; ▁but ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁death s ▁reported ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁storm ▁in ▁any ▁region ▁affected . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁state ▁population ▁was ▁ 7 , 8 4 4 , 8 3 0 , ▁the ▁fourth ▁most ▁populated ▁federal ▁entity ▁in ▁Mexico — after ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Mexico , ▁Mexico ▁City ,