Storm history › East Pacific › 1971 season
Hurricane Denise (1971)
Denise was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1971 East Pacific season. It was tracked from July 2, 1971 to July 14, 1971, about 12 days, and covered 3,963 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 951 mb.
- Peak wind
- 140 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 951 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 3,963 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 22.5
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 98th highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Erick (2025), Hurricane Hilary (2023), Hurricane Lidia (2023) and 33 more.
- Lowest pressure: 154th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Olivia (2018), Hurricane Kenneth (2017), Hurricane Raymond (2013) and 2 more.
- Energy: 18% of the 1971 East Pacific season's ACE.