Storm history › East Pacific › 1971 season
Hurricane Francene / Francesca (1971)
Francene / Francesca was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1971 East Pacific season. It was tracked from July 18, 1971 to July 23, 1971, about 6 days, and covered 1,670 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 991 mb.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 991 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 6 days
- Track length
- 1,670 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 7.5
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 241st highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Priscilla (2025), Hurricane Eugene (2017), Hurricane Otis (2017) and 35 more.
- Lowest pressure: 426th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Cosme (2025), Hurricane Barbara (2025), Hurricane Gil (2025) and 9 more.
- Energy: 6% of the 1971 East Pacific season's ACE.