All seasons · Eastern and Central Pacific
1979 Pacific hurricane season
The 1979 Pacific season has 10 storms in the best-track record; 10 reached tropical-storm strength and 6 became hurricanes, 4 of them major. Its accumulated cyclone energy of 57.4 is the 19th-lowest of the 77 seasons in the eastern and central Pacific record since 1949. Ignacio was the strongest, peaking at 145 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 31, the last November 18.
Storm by storm
Formation peaked in July, August and October, with 2 storms each. Enrique both lasted longest, 7.0 days as a tropical or subtropical system, and contributed the most energy, 25% of the season's ACE.
| Storm | Dates | Peak | Strength | Lowest | Landfalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andres | May 31 – Jun 4 | 100 mph | Category 2 | – | – |
| Blanca | Jun 21–25 | 50 mph | Tropical storm | – | – |
| Carlos | Jul 14–16 | 50 mph | Tropical storm | – | – |
| Dolores | Jul 17–23 | 120 mph | Category 3 | – | – |
| Enrique | Aug 17–24 | 145 mph | Category 4 | – | – |
| Fefa | Aug 21–25 | 115 mph | Category 3 | – | – |
| Guillermo | Sep 8–13 | 75 mph | Category 1 | – | – |
| Hilda | Oct 4–6 | 45 mph | Tropical storm | – | – |
| Ignacio | Oct 23–30 | 145 mph | Category 4 | 938 mb | – |
| Jimena | Nov 15–18 | 65 mph | Tropical storm | – | – |
Against other Pacific seasons
Accumulated cyclone energy of every season; the red bar is 1979.