Storm history › East Pacific › 1986 season
Hurricane Paine (1986)
Paine was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1986 East Pacific season. It was tracked from September 28, 1986 to October 2, 1986, about 5 days, and covered 1,800 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 100 mph (155 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 76 miles from Culiacán, Mexico.
- Peak wind
- 100 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 2 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 1,800 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.7
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Culiacán, Mexico | 76 mi (123 km) |
| Chihuahua, Mexico | 124 mi (199 km) |
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.
- Energy: 4% of the 1986 East Pacific season's ACE.