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Hurricanes have reached Category 5 intensity during every month from June to October. The earliest Category 5 has formed in a season is June 7, by 1973's Hurricane Ava. The latest Category 5 to form in a season is the 1959 Mexico hurricane, which reached peak intensity on October 27. Hurricanes Ava, Gilma, Guillermo, Linda, and Rick are the most intense storms to form in their respective months. There have been no May, November, or off-season Category 5's.
Two Pacific hurricanes are known to have reached Category 5 intensity multiple times: Emilia and Ioke. Both did it twice, and Ioke reached Category 5 status a third time as a typhoon while in the Western Pacific. Hurricane Ioke was tied for the longest-lasting Category 5 hurricane recorded, spending 42 hours at that strength, while hurricanes John and Linda had the longest time spent consecutively at that intensity.
| Name | Date attained | Date lost | Time as a Category 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ava | June 7 | June 8 | 12 hours |
| Celia | June 24 | June 25 | 12 hours |
| Emilia | July 19 | July 20 | 18 hours |
| July 20 | July 21 | ||
| Gilma | July 24 | July 25 | 18 hours |
| Elida | July 25 | July 25 | 6 hours |
| Guillermo | August 4 | August 5 | 12 hours |
| John | August 22 | August 24 | 42 hours |
| Ioke | August 24 | August 25 | 42 hours |
| August 26 | August 26* | ||
| Hernan | September 1 | September 1 | 12 hours |
| Patsy | September 6 | September 6 | 6 hours |
| Linda | September 12 | September 13 | 42 hours |
| Rick | October 17 | October 18 | 24 hours |
| Kenna | October 24 | October 25 | 18 hours |
| "Mexico" | October 27 | October 27 | 6 hours |
| *Ioke did not lose Category 5 status on August 26, however, it moved into the Western North Pacific, and thus was no longer considered a hurricane, but rather a typhoon. | |||
For its first time as a Category 5, Emilia was at that intensity for 6 hours; the second time was for 12 for a total of 18 hours. For its first time as a Category 5, Ioke was at that intensity for 18 hours; the second time was 24 additional hours east of the dateline, giving a total of 42 hours.
Read more about this topic: List Of Category 5 Pacific Hurricanes, Lists of Category 5 Pacific Hurricanes
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