Storm history › East Pacific › 1986 season
Hurricane Estelle (1986)
Estelle was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1986 East Pacific season. It was tracked from July 16, 1986 to July 26, 1986, about 10 days, and covered 3,479 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 130 mph (215 km/h).
- Peak wind
- 130 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 4 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 3,479 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 21.3
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 137th highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Lala (2026), Hurricane Odalys (2026), Hurricane Iona (2025) and 49 more.
- Energy: 19% of the 1986 East Pacific season's ACE.