Storm history › East Pacific › 1973 season
Hurricane Katherine (1973)
Katherine was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1973 East Pacific season. It was tracked from September 29, 1973 to October 9, 1973, about 10 days, and covered 2,792 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 978 mb.
- Peak wind
- 100 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 978 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 2,792 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 12.7
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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: 295th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Blas (2022), Hurricane Pali (2016), Hurricane Carlos (2015) and 5 more.
- Energy: 11% of the 1973 East Pacific season's ACE.