Storm history › East Pacific › 2006 season
Hurricane Hector (2006)
Hector was a Category 2 hurricane of the 2006 East Pacific season. It was tracked from August 15, 2006 to August 24, 2006, about 9 days, and covered 2,167 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 966 mb.
- Peak wind
- 110 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 966 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 2,167 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 12.0
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 280th highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Agatha (2022), Hurricane Fabio (2018), Hurricane John (2018) and 18 more.
- Lowest pressure: 224th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Eugene (2017), Hurricane Fabio (2012), Hurricane Calvin (1993).
- Energy: 6% of the 2006 East Pacific season's ACE.