All seasons · Eastern and Central Pacific
1977 Pacific hurricane season
The 1977 Pacific season has 8 storms in the best-track record; 8 reached tropical-storm strength and 4 became hurricanes, none of them major. Its accumulated cyclone energy of 22.3 is the fourth-lowest of the 77 seasons in the eastern and central Pacific record since 1949. Florence was the strongest, peaking at 105 mph as a Category 2 hurricane. Like most Pacific seasons before 1989, it has no landfall records in the file. The first record is dated May 26, the last October 7.
Storm by storm
More storms formed in September than in any other month of 1977: 3 of 8. Doreen lasted longest, 5.0 days as a tropical or subtropical system. Claudia contributed the most energy, 22% of the season's ACE.
| Storm | Dates | Peak | Strength | Lowest | Landfalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ava | May 26–30 | 65 mph | Tropical storm | 997 mb | – |
| Bernice | Jun 25–28 | 40 mph | Tropical storm | – | – |
| Claudia | Jul 3–7 | 90 mph | Category 1 | – | – |
| Doreen | Aug 13–18 | 75 mph | Category 1 | 979 mb | – |
| Emily | Sep 13–14 | 40 mph | Tropical storm | – | – |
| Florence | Sep 20–24 | 105 mph | Category 2 | – | – |
| Glenda | Sep 24–27 | 40 mph | Tropical storm | – | – |
| Heather | Oct 4–7 | 85 mph | Category 1 | – | – |
Against other Pacific seasons
Accumulated cyclone energy of every season; the red bar is 1977.