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1971 East Pacific hurricane season

The 1971 East Pacific season had 18 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 12 of them hurricanes and 5 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from May 21, 1971 and the last ended on November 29, 1971. The strongest by wind was Hurricane Denise (1971), at 140 mph (220 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 124.2.

Storms
18
Hurricanes
12
Major
5
Category 5
0
ACE
124.2
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Hurricane AgathaMay 21 – May 25100 mph972 mbCategory 2 hurricane—
Hurricane BridgetJun 14 – Jun 20100 mph—Category 2 hurricane—
Hurricane CarlottaJul 2 – Jul 885 mph980 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Hurricane DeniseJul 2 – Jul 14140 mph951 mbCategory 4 hurricane—
Tropical Storm EleanorJul 7 – Jul 1160 mph1009 mbTropical storm—
Hurricane MaryJul 14 – Jul 2290 mph975 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Hurricane Francene / FrancescaJul 18 – Jul 23115 mph991 mbCategory 3 hurricane—
Tropical Storm GeorgetteJul 20 – Jul 2760 mph991 mbTropical storm—
Hurricane HilaryJul 26 – Aug 7100 mph964 mbCategory 2 hurricane—
Hurricane IlsaJul 31 – Aug 8115 mph978 mbCategory 3 hurricane—
Tropical Storm JewelAug 6 – Aug 1170 mph—Tropical storm—
Tropical Storm KatrinaAug 8 – Aug 1365 mph—Tropical storm—
Unnamed tropical depression 13, 1971 East PacificAug 24 – Aug 2430 mph—Tropical depression—
Hurricane LilyAug 28 – Sep 185 mph—Category 1 hurricane—
Hurricane MonicaAug 29 – Sep 5115 mph1005 mbCategory 3 hurricane—
Hurricane NanetteSep 3 – Sep 9100 mph990 mbCategory 2 hurricane—
Hurricane PriscillaOct 6 – Oct 13125 mph951 mbCategory 3 hurricane—
Tropical Storm RamonaOct 28 – Oct 3160 mph—Tropical storm—
Tropical Storm SharonNov 25 – Nov 2940 mph1009 mbTropical storm—