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1974 East Pacific hurricane season

The 1974 East Pacific season had 18 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 11 of them hurricanes and 3 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from May 28, 1974 and the last ended on October 24, 1974. The strongest by wind was Hurricane Maggie (1974), at 140 mph (220 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 94.4.

Storms
18
Hurricanes
11
Major
3
Category 5
0
ACE
94.4
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Tropical Storm AlettaMay 28 – May 3060 mph992 mbTropical storm—
Tropical Storm BlancaJun 5 – Jun 860 mph1001 mbTropical storm—
Hurricane ConnieJun 7 – Jun 22125 mph942 mbCategory 3 hurricane—
Hurricane DoloresJun 14 – Jun 1780 mph—Category 1 hurricane—
Tropical Storm EileenJul 2 – Jul 440 mph—Tropical storm—
Unnamed tropical depression 6, 1974 East PacificJul 9 – Jul 1335 mph—Tropical depression—
Hurricane FrancescaJul 14 – Jul 1975 mph986 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Hurricane GretchenJul 17 – Jul 21100 mph—Category 2 hurricane—
Unnamed tropical depression 9, 1974 East PacificJul 18 – Jul 2035 mph—Tropical depression—
Unnamed tropical depression 10, 1974 East PacificJul 21 – Jul 2635 mph—Tropical depression—
Unnamed tropical depression 11, 1974 East PacificAug 5 – Aug 735 mph—Tropical depression—
Tropical Storm HelgaAug 10 – Aug 1345 mph—Tropical storm—
Hurricane IoneAug 20 – Aug 30115 mph—Category 3 hurricane—
Tropical Storm OliveAug 22 – Aug 2645 mph—Tropical storm—
Hurricane JoyceAug 22 – Aug 2785 mph—Category 1 hurricane—
Unnamed hurricane 16, 1974 East PacificAug 22 – Aug 2985 mph—Category 1 hurricane—
Hurricane KirstenAug 22 – Aug 2985 mph—Category 1 hurricane—
Tropical Storm LorraineAug 23 – Aug 2850 mph—Tropical storm—
Hurricane MaggieAug 26 – Sep 1140 mph934 mbCategory 4 hurricane—
Unnamed tropical depression 20, 1974 East PacificSep 3 – Sep 735 mph—Tropical depression—
Hurricane NormaSep 9 – Sep 1075 mph—Category 1 hurricane—
Hurricane PatriciaOct 6 – Oct 1790 mph964 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Unnamed tropical depression 23, 1974 East PacificOct 14 – Oct 1535 mph—Tropical depression—
Tropical Storm RosalieOct 21 – Oct 2465 mph—Tropical storm—