Storm history › East Pacific › 1996 season
Hurricane Yates (1996)
Yates was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1996 East Pacific season. It was tracked from September 17, 1996 to October 3, 1996, about 16 days, and covered 6,545 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 935 mb.
- Peak wind
- 150 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 935 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 hurricane
- Duration
- 16 days
- Track length
- 6,545 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 42.3
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 43rd highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Dora (2023), Hurricane Norman (2018), Hurricane Rosa (2018) and 16 more.
- Lowest pressure: 59th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Cristina (2014), Hurricane Felicia (2009), Hurricane Celia (1992) and 6 more.
- Energy: 44% of the 1996 East Pacific season's ACE.