Storm history › East Pacific › 1974 season
Tropical Storm Aletta (1974)
Aletta was a tropical storm of the 1974 East Pacific season. It was tracked from May 28, 1974 to May 30, 1974, about 2 days, and covered 546 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 992 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 44 miles from Tonalá, Mexico.
- Peak wind
- 60 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 992 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 2 days
- Track length
- 546 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Tonalá, Mexico | 44 mi (70 km) |
| Tlaquepaque, Mexico | 46 mi (74 km) |
| Guadalajara, Mexico | 50 mi (80 km) |
| Zapopan, Mexico | 53 mi (86 km) |
| León de los Aldama, Mexico | 120 mi (193 km) |
| Morelia, Mexico | 126 mi (204 km) |
| Aguascalientes, Mexico | 140 mi (226 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 761st highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Alvin (2025), Tropical Storm Raymond (2025), Tropical Storm Bud (2024) and 63 more.
- Lowest pressure: 439th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Dalila (2025), Hurricane Beatriz (2023), Tropical Storm Eugene (2023) and 16 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1974 East Pacific season's ACE.