Storm history › East Pacific › 2016 season
Hurricane Blas (2016)
Blas was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2016 East Pacific season. It was tracked from July 2, 2016 to July 11, 2016, about 9 days, and covered 2,468 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 947 mb.
- Peak wind
- 140 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 947 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 2,468 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 19.8
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 98th highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Erick (2025), Hurricane Hilary (2023), Hurricane Lidia (2023) and 33 more.
- Lowest pressure: 123rd lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Lala (2026), Hurricane Iselle (2014), Hurricane Kenneth (2005).
- Energy: 10% of the 2016 East Pacific season's ACE.