Storm history › East Pacific › 1966 season
Hurricane Francesca (1966)
Francesca was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1966 East Pacific season. It was tracked from September 6, 1966 to September 16, 1966, about 11 days, and covered 2,454 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 85 mph (140 km/h).
- Peak wind
- 85 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 1 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 2,454 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 11.4
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 407th highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Henriette (2025), Hurricane Lorena (2025), Hurricane Hone (2024) and 92 more.
- Energy: 18% of the 1966 East Pacific season's ACE.