Storm history › East Pacific › 1978 season
Hurricane Iva (1978)
Iva was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1978 East Pacific season. It was tracked from August 11, 1978 to August 15, 1978, about 4 days, and covered 857 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 75 mph (120 km/h).
- Peak wind
- 75 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 1 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 4 days
- Track length
- 857 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.4
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 578th highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Barbara (2025), Hurricane Gil (2025), Hurricane Pamela (2021) and 48 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1978 East Pacific season's ACE.