Storm history › East Pacific › 1972 season
Hurricane Gwen (1972)
Gwen was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1972 East Pacific season. It was tracked from August 22, 1972 to August 31, 1972, about 9 days, and covered 2,123 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 941 mb.
- Peak wind
- 125 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 941 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 2,123 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 16.2
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 190th highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Calvin (2023), Hurricane Juliette (2019), Hurricane Linda (2015) and 22 more.
- Lowest pressure: 90th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Madeline (1976).
- Energy: 11% of the 1972 East Pacific season's ACE.