Storm history › East Pacific › 1997 season
Hurricane Jimena (1997)
Jimena was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1997 East Pacific season. It was tracked from August 25, 1997 to August 30, 1997, about 5 days, and covered 956 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 942 mb.
- Peak wind
- 140 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 942 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 956 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 11.8
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 98th highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Erick (2025), Hurricane Hilary (2023), Hurricane Lidia (2023) and 33 more.
- Lowest pressure: 92nd lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Lidia (2023), Hurricane Sergio (2018), Hurricane Ignacio (2015) and 3 more.
- Energy: 4% of the 1997 East Pacific season's ACE.