1997 Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season

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1997 Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season

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The National Hurricane Center's Tropical Cyclone Reports contain comprehensive information on each tropical cyclone, including synoptic history, meteorological statistics, casualties and damages, and the post-analysis best track (six-hourly positions and intensities). Tropical cyclones include depressions, storms and hurricanes. Tropical depressions listed below are those that did not reach tropical storm strength.

XML index of all Tropical Cyclone Reports

Tropical Storm Andres – PDF
Tropical Storm Blanca – PDF
Tropical Depression Three-E – HTML
Tropical Storm Carlos – PDF
Tropical Depression Five-E – HTML
Hurricane Dolores – PDF
Hurricane Enrique – PDF
Hurricane Felicia – PDF
Hurricane Guillermo – PDF
Tropical Storm Hilda – PDF
Tropical Storm Ignacio – PDF
Hurricane Jimena – PDF
Tropical Storm Kevin – PDF
Hurricane Linda – PDF
Tropical Storm Marty – PDF
Hurricane Nora – PDF
Tropical Storm Olaf – PDF
Hurricane Pauline – PDF
Hurricane Rick – PDF

East Pacific Tropical Weather Summary (1997)

Storm Number	Storm Name	Type^a	Dates^b (UTC)	Max. Winds (kt)	Min. Pressure (mb)	Accumulated Cyclone Energy^c (x10⁴ kt²)
1	Andres	TS	01 Jun–07 Jun	45	998	2.4
2	Blanca	TS	09 Jun–12 Jun	40	1002	1.1
3	Unnamed	TD	21 Jun–24 Jun	30		0.0
4	Carlos	TS	25 Jun–28 Jun	45	996	1.0
5	Unnamed	TD	29 Jun–04 Jul	30		0.0
6	Dolores	HU	05 Jul–12 Jul	80	975	8.4
7	Enrique	MH	12 Jul–16 Jul	100	960	7.9
8	Felicia	MH	14 Jul–22 Jul	115	948	16.2
9	Guillermo	MH	30 Jul–15 Aug	140	919	37.0
10	Hilda	TS	10 Aug–15 Aug	45	1000	1.7
11	Ignacio	TS	17 Aug–19 Aug	35	1005	0.4
12	Jimena	MH	25 Aug–30 Aug	120	942	11.8
13	Kevin	TS	03 Sep–07 Sep	50	994	1.6
14	Linda	MH	09 Sep–17 Sep	160	902	28.6
15	Marty	TS	12 Sep–16 Sep	40	1002	0.8
16	Nora	MH	16 Sep–26 Sep	115	950	23.4
17	Olaf	TS	26 Sep–12 Oct	60	989	2.4
18	Pauline	MH	05 Oct–10 Oct	115	948	11.3
19	Rick	HU	07 Nov–10 Nov	85	973	3.5

1997 East Pacific Summary
Named Storms (vs 1991-2020 Normal)	Hurricanes (vs 1991-2020 Normal)	Major Hurricanes (vs 1991-2020 Normal)	Total ACE (x10⁴ kt²) (% Difference of 1991-2020 Normal)	Total Direct Deaths	Total U.S. Damage^e ($million)
17 (+2)	9 (+1)	7 (+3)	159.5 (+46% )	0	0

^a Tropical depression (TD) or Subtropical Depression (SD), maximum sustained winds 33 kt or less; tropical storm (TS) or Subtropical Storm (SS), winds 34-63 kt; hurricane (HU), winds 64-95 kt; major hurricane (MH), winds 96 kt or higher.

^b Dates begin at 0000 UTC and include all tropical and subtropical cyclone stages; non-tropical stages are excluded except for PTCs which have no tropical stages.

^c Accumulated Cyclone Energy is an index that is defined as the sum of the squares of the maximum sustained surface wind speed (knots) measured every six hours for all named storms while they are at least tropical storm intensity. Note the ACE total in this table is only for the basin being summarized (e.g., 140°W–180° in the Central Pacific).

^d Deaths occurring as a direct result of the forces of the tropical cyclone are referred to as “direct” deaths. These would include those persons who drowned in storm surge, rough seas, rip currents, and freshwater floods. Direct deaths also include casualties resulting from lightning and wind-related events (e.g., collapsing structures).

^e U.S. damage totals are based on values provided by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Last updated: August 11, 2025

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