Storm history › East Pacific › 1971 season
Hurricane Hilary (1971)
Hilary was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1971 East Pacific season. It was tracked from July 26, 1971 to August 7, 1971, about 12 days, and covered 2,457 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 964 mb.
- Peak wind
- 100 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 964 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 2,457 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 18.2
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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: 212th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Agatha (2022), Hurricane Fabio (2018), Hurricane John (2018) and 4 more.
- Energy: 15% of the 1971 East Pacific season's ACE.