Storm history › East Pacific › 1994 season
Hurricane Gilma (1994)
Gilma was a Category 5 hurricane of the 1994 East Pacific season. It was tracked from July 21, 1994 to July 31, 1994, about 10 days, and covered 3,804 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 920 mb.
- Peak wind
- 160 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 920 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 3,804 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 24.6
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 12th highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Genevieve (2026), Hurricane Lowell (2026), Hurricane Kristy (2024) and 15 more.
- Lowest pressure: 14th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Wynne (1987).
- Energy: 12% of the 1994 East Pacific season's ACE.