Storm history › East Pacific › 1980 season
Hurricane Kay (1980)
Kay was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1980 East Pacific season. It was tracked from September 16, 1980 to September 30, 1980, about 14 days, and covered 3,831 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 140 mph (220 km/h).
- Peak wind
- 140 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 4 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 14 days
- Track length
- 3,831 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 26.2
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 98th highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Erick (2025), Hurricane Hilary (2023), Hurricane Lidia (2023) and 33 more.
- Energy: 29% of the 1980 East Pacific season's ACE.