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1968 East Pacific hurricane season

The 1968 East Pacific season had 20 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 6 of them hurricanes and 0 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from June 20, 1968 and the last ended on January 1, 1970. The strongest by wind was Hurricane Fernanda (1968), at 85 mph (140 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 69.0.

Storms
20
Hurricanes
6
Major
0
Category 5
0
ACE
69.0
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Tropical Storm AnnetteJun 20 – Jun 2250 mph—Tropical storm—
Tropical Storm BonnyJul 4 – Jul 950 mph—Tropical storm—
Unnamed tropical depression 3, 1968 East PacificJul 14 – Jul 1430 mph—Tropical depression—
Tropical Storm CelesteJul 15 – Jul 2150 mph—Tropical storm—
Tropical Storm DianaJul 21 – Jul 2650 mph—Tropical storm—
Tropical Storm EstelleJul 23 – Jul 3150 mph—Tropical storm—
Tropical Depression EstelleJul 31 – Jul 3130 mph—Tropical depression—
Unnamed tropical depression 8, 1968 East PacificAug 1 – Aug 130 mph—Tropical depression—
Hurricane FernandaAug 5 – Aug 1585 mph—Category 1 hurricane—
Tropical Storm GwenAug 6 – Aug 950 mph—Tropical storm—
Tropical Storm HyacinthAug 17 – Aug 2150 mph—Tropical storm—
Hurricane JoanneAug 21 – Aug 2885 mph—Category 1 hurricane—
Tropical Storm IvaAug 21 – Aug 2650 mph—Tropical storm—
Tropical Storm KathleenAug 24 – Sep 350 mph—Tropical storm—
Tropical Storm VirginiaAug 25 – Aug 2560 mph—Tropical storm—
Hurricane LizaAug 28 – Sep 685 mph—Category 1 hurricane—
Tropical Storm MadelineAug 29 – Aug 3050 mph—Tropical storm—
Unnamed tropical depression 18, 1968 East PacificAug 30 – Sep 130 mph—Tropical depression—
Hurricane NaomiSep 9 – Sep 1385 mph—Category 1 hurricane—
Tropical Storm OrlaSep 22 – Sep 3060 mph—Tropical storm—
Hurricane PaulineSep 26 – Oct 385 mph1008 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Hurricane RebeccaOct 6 – Oct 1185 mph—Category 1 hurricane—
Tropical Storm SimoneOct 18 – Oct 1950 mph—Tropical storm—
Tropical Storm TaraOct 20 – Oct 2850 mph—Tropical storm—