Storm history › East Pacific › 1959 season
Unnamed hurricane 12, 1959 East Pacific
This storm was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1959 East Pacific season. It was tracked from September 21, 1959 to September 26, 1959, about 5 days, and covered 884 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 967 mb.
- Peak wind
- 85 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 967 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 884 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 10.6
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 407th highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Henriette (2025), Hurricane Lorena (2025), Hurricane Hone (2024) and 93 more.
- Lowest pressure: 228th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Fausto (2026), Hurricane Marie (2026), Hurricane Orlene (2016) and 4 more.
- Energy: 9% of the 1959 East Pacific season's ACE.