Storm history › East Pacific › 1979 season
Hurricane Ignacio (1979)
Ignacio was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1979 East Pacific season. It was tracked from October 23, 1979 to October 30, 1979, about 7 days, and covered 1,465 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 938 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 124 miles from Morelia, Mexico.
- Peak wind
- 145 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 938 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 1,465 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 13.1
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Morelia, Mexico | 124 mi (200 km) |
| Acapulco de Juárez, Mexico | 148 mi (238 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 63rd highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Karina (2026), Hurricane Kiko (2025), Hurricane Felicia (2021) and 31 more.
- Lowest pressure: 76th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Olaf (2015), Hurricane Iniki (1992).
- Energy: 23% of the 1979 East Pacific season's ACE.