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1975 Pacific hurricane season

The 1975 Pacific season has 17 storms in the best-track record; 17 reached tropical-storm strength and 9 became hurricanes, 4 of them major. Its accumulated cyclone energy of 112.6 is the 33rd-highest of the 77 seasons in the eastern and central Pacific record since 1949. Denise 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 June 2, the last November 7.

20°N30°N40°N50°N160°W150°W140°W130°W120°W110°W100°W90°WDeniseKatrinaOliviaIlsaLilyCentral Pacific Storm 1 of 1975Not tropicalDepressionTropical stormCategory 1Category 2Category 3Category 4

Storm by storm

More storms formed in August than in any other month of 1975: 6 of 17. Denise lasted longest, 10.0 days as a tropical or subtropical system. Katrina contributed the most energy, 18% of the season's ACE.

JunJulAugSepOctNovAgathaBridgetCarlottaDeniseEleanorFranceneGeorgetteHilaryIlsaJewelKatrinaStorm 1LilyMonicaNanetteOliviaPriscilla
StormDatesPeakStrengthLowestLandfalls
AgathaJun 2–580 mphCategory 11005 mb–
BridgetJun 28 – Jul 365 mphTropical storm––
CarlottaJul 2–11125 mphCategory 3––
DeniseJul 5–15140 mphCategory 4––
EleanorJul 10–1240 mphTropical storm––
FranceneJul 27–3050 mphTropical storm––
GeorgetteAug 11–1445 mphTropical storm––
HilaryAug 13–1760 mphTropical storm––
IlsaAug 18–26105 mphCategory 2––
JewelAug 24–3175 mphCategory 1––
KatrinaAug 29 – Sep 7130 mphCategory 4––
Central Pacific Storm 1 of 1975Aug 31 – Sep 575 mphCategory 1990 mb–
LilySep 16–2185 mphCategory 1––
MonicaSep 28 – Oct 250 mphTropical storm––
NanetteSep 28 – Oct 450 mphTropical storm––
OliviaOct 22–25115 mphCategory 3––
PriscillaNov 2–765 mphTropical storm––