Storm history › East Pacific › 2002 season
Hurricane Hernan (2002)
Hernan was a Category 5 hurricane of the 2002 East Pacific season. It was tracked from August 30, 2002 to September 6, 2002, about 8 days, and covered 1,714 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 921 mb.
- Peak wind
- 160 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 921 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 1,714 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 20.0
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: 16th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Walaka (2018), Hurricane Celia (2010), Hurricane Elida (2002).
- Energy: 12% of the 2002 East Pacific season's ACE.