Storm history › East Pacific › 1981 season
Hurricane Hilary (1981)
Hilary was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1981 East Pacific season. It was tracked from August 21, 1981 to August 28, 1981, about 7 days, and covered 1,555 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 85 mph (140 km/h).
- Peak wind
- 85 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 1 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 1,555 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 5.9
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 407th highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Henriette (2025), Hurricane Lorena (2025), Hurricane Hone (2024) and 92 more.
- Energy: 8% of the 1981 East Pacific season's ACE.