Storm history › East Pacific › 1987 season
Hurricane Max (1987)
Max was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1987 East Pacific season. It was tracked from September 9, 1987 to September 16, 1987, about 7 days, and covered 1,846 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 155 mph (250 km/h).
- Peak wind
- 155 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 4 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 1,846 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 21.3
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 31st highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Nolo (2026), Hurricane Simon (2026), Hurricane Barbara (2019) and 8 more.
- Energy: 12% of the 1987 East Pacific season's ACE.