Storm history › East Pacific › 1957 season
Hurricane Della (1957)
Della was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1957 East Pacific season. It was tracked from September 1, 1957 to September 16, 1957, about 16 days, and covered 5,615 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 960 mb.
- Peak wind
- 140 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 960 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 16 days
- Track length
- 5,615 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 42.4
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 98th highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Erick (2025), Hurricane Hilary (2023), Hurricane Lidia (2023) and 33 more.
- Lowest pressure: 201st lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Julio (2014), Hurricane Alma (2002), Hurricane Georgette (1998) and 3 more.
- Energy: 30% of the 1957 East Pacific season's ACE.