Storm history › East Pacific › 1973 season
Hurricane Emily (1973)
Emily was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1973 East Pacific season. It was tracked from July 21, 1973 to July 28, 1973, about 7 days, and covered 1,888 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 972 mb.
- Peak wind
- 140 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 972 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 1,888 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 13.6
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: 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: 12% of the 1973 East Pacific season's ACE.