Storm history › East Pacific › 1979 season
Hurricane Guillermo (1979)
Guillermo was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1979 East Pacific season. It was tracked from September 8, 1979 to September 13, 1979, about 5 days, and covered 768 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 75 mph (120 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 93 miles from Acapulco de Juárez, Mexico.
- Peak wind
- 75 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 1 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 768 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 3.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Acapulco de Juárez, Mexico | 93 mi (150 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 578th highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Barbara (2025), Hurricane Gil (2025), Hurricane Pamela (2021) and 48 more.
- Energy: 6% of the 1979 East Pacific season's ACE.