Storm history › East Pacific › 1973 season
Tropical Storm Claudia (1973)
Claudia was a tropical storm of the 1973 East Pacific season. It was tracked from June 26, 1973 to June 30, 1973, about 4 days, and covered 643 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 999 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 9 miles from Acapulco de Juárez, Mexico.
- Peak wind
- 65 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 999 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 4 days
- Track length
- 643 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Acapulco de Juárez, Mexico | 9 mi (15 km) |
| Toluca, Mexico | 81 mi (130 km) |
| Xochimilco, Mexico | 98 mi (157 km) |
| Tlalpan, Mexico | 98 mi (157 km) |
| Álvaro Obregón, Mexico | 99 mi (160 km) |
| Coyoacán, Mexico | 100 mi (162 km) |
| Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico | 105 mi (169 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 673rd highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Norbert (2026), Tropical Storm Dalila (2025), Tropical Storm Ivo (2025) and 84 more.
- Lowest pressure: 573rd lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Alvin (2025), Tropical Storm Javier (2022), Tropical Storm Guillermo (2021) and 14 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1973 East Pacific season's ACE.