Storm history › East Pacific › 1970 season
Hurricane Lorraine (1970)
Lorraine was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1970 East Pacific season. It was tracked from August 16, 1970 to August 27, 1970, about 12 days, and covered 3,199 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 963 mb.
- Peak wind
- 100 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 963 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 3,199 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 11.8
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 344th highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Marie (2026), Hurricane Kay (2022), Hurricane Miriam (2018) and 26 more.
- Lowest pressure: 211th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure.
- Energy: 15% of the 1970 East Pacific season's ACE.