Storm history › East Pacific › 1992 season
Hurricane Gay (1992)
Gay was a Category 5 hurricane of the 1992 East Pacific season. It was tracked from November 13, 1992 to December 4, 1992, about 21 days, and covered 7,568 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 185 mph (295 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 900 mb.
Its peak winds rank 2nd of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record.
- Peak wind
- 185 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 900 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 hurricane
- Duration
- 21 days
- Track length
- 7,568 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 59.7
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 2nd highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Linda (1997), Hurricane Paka (1997).
- Lowest pressure: 4th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Ioke (2006).
- Energy: 13% of the 1992 East Pacific season's ACE.