Storm history › East Pacific › 1986 season
Tropical Storm Kay (1986)
Kay was a tropical storm of the 1986 East Pacific season. It was tracked from August 28, 1986 to September 3, 1986, about 6 days, and covered 1,215 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 45 mph (75 km/h).
- Peak wind
- 45 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 6 days
- Track length
- 1,215 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.2
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 1051st highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Amanda (2026), Tropical Storm Boris (2026), Tropical Storm Cristina (2026) and 72 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1986 East Pacific season's ACE.