Storm history › East Pacific › 1970 season
Tropical Storm Gretchen (1970)
Gretchen was a tropical storm of the 1970 East Pacific season. It was tracked from July 14, 1970 to July 21, 1970, about 7 days, and covered 990 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 1009 mb.
- Peak wind
- 50 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 1009 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 990 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.0
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 828th highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Moke (2026), Tropical Storm Julio (2026), Tropical Storm Keli (2025) and 158 more.
- Lowest pressure: 804th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Eleanor (1971), Tropical Storm Sharon (1971).
- Energy: 5% of the 1970 East Pacific season's ACE.