All seasons · Eastern and Central Pacific
1974 Pacific hurricane season
The 1974 Pacific season has 18 storms in the best-track record; 18 reached tropical-storm strength and 11 became hurricanes, 3 of them major. Its accumulated cyclone energy of 90.8 is the 34th-lowest of the 77 seasons in the eastern and central Pacific record since 1949. Maggie was the strongest, peaking at 140 mph as a Category 4 hurricane. Like most Pacific seasons before 1989, it has no landfall records in the file. The first record is dated May 28, the last October 24.
Storm by storm
More storms formed in August than in any other month of 1974: 7 of 18. Connie lasted longest, 15.0 days as a tropical or subtropical system. Maggie contributed the most energy, 19% of the season's ACE.
| Storm | Dates | Peak | Strength | Lowest | Landfalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aletta | May 28–29 | 60 mph | Tropical storm | 992 mb | – |
| Blanca | Jun 5–8 | 60 mph | Tropical storm | 1001 mb | – |
| Connie | Jun 7–22 | 125 mph | Category 3 | 942 mb | – |
| Dolores | Jun 14–16 | 80 mph | Category 1 | – | – |
| Eileen | Jul 2–4 | 40 mph | Tropical storm | – | – |
| Francesca | Jul 14–19 | 75 mph | Category 1 | 986 mb | – |
| Gretchen | Jul 17–21 | 100 mph | Category 2 | – | – |
| Helga | Aug 10–13 | 45 mph | Tropical storm | – | – |
| Ione | Aug 20–30 | 115 mph | Category 3 | – | – |
| Olive | Aug 22–26 | 45 mph | Tropical storm | – | – |
| Joyce | Aug 22–27 | 85 mph | Category 1 | – | – |
| Kirsten | Aug 22–29 | 85 mph | Category 1 | – | – |
| Lorraine | Aug 23–28 | 50 mph | Tropical storm | – | – |
| Maggie | Aug 26 – Sep 1 | 140 mph | Category 4 | 934 mb | – |
| Norma | Sep 9–10 | 75 mph | Category 1 | – | – |
| Orlene | Sep 21–24 | 105 mph | Category 2 | – | – |
| Patricia | Oct 6–17 | 90 mph | Category 1 | 964 mb | – |
| Rosalie | Oct 21–24 | 65 mph | Tropical storm | – | – |
Against other Pacific seasons
Accumulated cyclone energy of every season; the red bar is 1974.