Storm history › East Pacific › 1997 season
Hurricane Guillermo (1997)
Guillermo was a Category 5 hurricane of the 1997 East Pacific season. It was tracked from July 30, 1997 to August 24, 1997, about 25 days, and covered 7,666 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 919 mb.
- Peak wind
- 160 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 919 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 25 days
- Track length
- 7,666 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 40.0
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: 13th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure.
- Energy: 14% of the 1997 East Pacific season's ACE.