Storm history › East Pacific › 1972 season
Hurricane Ruby (1972)
Ruby was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1972 East Pacific season. It was tracked from November 11, 1972 to November 21, 1972, about 11 days, and covered 2,902 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 944 mb.
- Peak wind
- 125 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 944 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 2,902 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 14.7
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
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: 106th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Erick (2025), Hurricane Lester (2016), Hurricane Adrian (2011) and 1 more.
- Energy: 10% of the 1972 East Pacific season's ACE.