Storm history › East Pacific › 1973 season
Hurricane Ava (1973)
Ava was a Category 5 hurricane of the 1973 East Pacific season. It was tracked from June 2, 1973 to June 12, 1973, about 11 days, and covered 2,625 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 915 mb.
- Peak wind
- 160 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 915 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 2,625 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 29.1
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 12th highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Genevieve (2026), Hurricane Lowell (2026), Hurricane Kristy (2024) and 15 more.
- Lowest pressure: 9th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure.
- Energy: 25% of the 1973 East Pacific season's ACE.