Storm history › East Pacific › 1970 season
Hurricane Patricia (1970)
Patricia was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1970 East Pacific season. It was tracked from October 4, 1970 to October 11, 1970, about 8 days, and covered 2,387 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 972 mb.
- Peak wind
- 110 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 972 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 2,387 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 15.3
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 280th highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Agatha (2022), Hurricane Fabio (2018), Hurricane John (2018) and 18 more.
- Lowest pressure: 264th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Enrique (2021), Hurricane Celia (2016), Hurricane Henriette (2007) and 3 more.
- Energy: 19% of the 1970 East Pacific season's ACE.