Storm history › East Pacific › 1978 season
Hurricane Kristy (1978)
Kristy was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1978 East Pacific season. It was tracked from August 18, 1978 to August 28, 1978, about 9 days, and covered 2,839 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h).
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 2 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 2,839 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 15.9
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 303rd highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Fausto (2026), Hurricane Narda (2025), Hurricane Adrian (2023) and 34 more.
- Energy: 6% of the 1978 East Pacific season's ACE.