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1961 East Pacific hurricane season

The 1961 East Pacific season had 10 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 2 of them hurricanes and 0 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from June 9, 1961 and the last ended on January 1, 1970. The strongest by wind was Hurricane Iva (1961), at 85 mph (140 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 25.2.

Storms
10
Hurricanes
2
Major
0
Category 5
0
ACE
25.2
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Hurricane IvaJun 9 – Jun 1285 mph—Category 1 hurricane—
Tropical Storm JoanneJul 10 – Jul 1250 mph—Tropical storm—
Tropical Storm KathleenJul 14 – Jul 1650 mph—Tropical storm—
Tropical Storm LizaJul 15 – Jul 1950 mph—Tropical storm—
Unnamed tropical depression 5, 1961 East PacificJul 20 – Jul 2030 mph—Tropical depression—
Tropical Storm NaomiAug 4 – Aug 550 mph—Tropical storm—
Tropical Storm OrlaSep 6 – Sep 1150 mph—Tropical storm—
Tropical Storm PaulineOct 3 – Oct 450 mph—Tropical storm—
Tropical Storm RebeccaOct 3 – Oct 450 mph—Tropical storm—
Tropical Storm SimoneNov 1 – Nov 350 mph—Tropical storm—
Hurricane TaraNov 10 – Nov 1285 mph—Category 1 hurricane—