Storm history › East Pacific › 1973 season
Hurricane Doreen (1973)
Doreen was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1973 East Pacific season. It was tracked from July 18, 1973 to August 3, 1973, about 16 days, and covered 4,729 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 968 mb.
- Peak wind
- 140 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 968 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 16 days
- Track length
- 4,729 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 34.3
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 98th highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Erick (2025), Hurricane Hilary (2023), Hurricane Lidia (2023) and 33 more.
- Lowest pressure: 236th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Kay (2022), Hurricane Darby (1992), Hurricane Iva (1988).
- Energy: 30% of the 1973 East Pacific season's ACE.