Storm history › East Pacific › 1987 season
Hurricane Hilary (1987)
Hilary was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1987 East Pacific season. It was tracked from July 31, 1987 to August 9, 1987, about 9 days, and covered 2,271 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 120 mph (195 km/h).
- Peak wind
- 120 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 3 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 2,271 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 17.4
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 216th highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Rachel (2026), Hurricane Trudy (2026), Hurricane Flossie (2025) and 21 more.
- Energy: 10% of the 1987 East Pacific season's ACE.