Hurricane Darby (1998)
Hurricane Darby reached Category 3 in the Eastern Pacific between July 21, 1998 and August 1, 1998, with a lowest pressure of 958 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Hurricane Darby, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 1998 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.
The storm
- Basin
- Eastern Pacific
- Dates
- July 21, 1998 to August 1, 1998
- Peak strength
- Category 3, 100 kt (115 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 958 mb (28.29 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 386 km (240 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 18.3
- Fastest the center moved
- 16 kt (18 mph)
- Identifier
- EP051998
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 18:00 | 11.1N 106.9W | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 22, 00:00 | 11.1N 107.0W | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 22, 06:00 | 11.1N 107.7W | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 22, 12:00 | 11.3N 108.5W | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 22, 18:00 | 11.7N 109.6W | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 23, 00:00 | 12.4N 111.0W | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 23, 06:00 | 12.7N 111.9W | 30 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 23, 12:00 | 12.9N 112.8W | 30 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 23, 18:00 | 13.1N 113.7W | 35 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 24, 00:00 | 13.4N 114.5W | 40 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 24, 06:00 | 13.6N 115.3W | 50 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 24, 12:00 | 14.0N 116.3W | 65 kt | 987 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 24, 18:00 | 14.4N 117.3W | 80 kt | 977 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 25, 00:00 | 14.8N 118.3W | 95 kt | 965 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 25, 06:00 | 15.3N 119.3W | 100 kt | 960 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 25, 12:00 | 15.5N 120.4W | 100 kt | 960 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 25, 18:00 | 15.8N 121.5W | 95 kt | 965 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 26, 00:00 | 16.0N 122.7W | 90 kt | 969 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 26, 06:00 | 16.1N 123.9W | 90 kt | 970 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 26, 12:00 | 16.2N 125.2W | 90 kt | 969 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 26, 18:00 | 16.3N 126.5W | 100 kt | 958 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 27, 00:00 | 16.5N 127.7W | 100 kt | 960 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 27, 06:00 | 16.6N 128.9W | 100 kt | 960 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 27, 12:00 | 16.7N 130.2W | 100 kt | 960 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 27, 18:00 | 16.8N 131.7W | 100 kt | 960 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 28, 00:00 | 17.1N 133.1W | 100 kt | 960 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 28, 06:00 | 17.4N 134.6W | 95 kt | 964 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 28, 12:00 | 17.7N 136.1W | 85 kt | 974 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 28, 18:00 | 18.0N 137.6W | 75 kt | 979 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 29, 00:00 | 18.4N 139.2W | 70 kt | 984 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 29, 06:00 | 18.9N 140.6W | 65 kt | 990 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 29, 12:00 | 19.4N 141.8W | 60 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 29, 18:00 | 20.0N 143.1W | 50 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 30, 00:00 | 20.6N 144.2W | 45 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 30, 06:00 | 21.2N 145.2W | 40 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 30, 12:00 | 21.8N 146.3W | 40 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 30, 18:00 | 22.6N 147.5W | 35 kt | 1010 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 31, 00:00 | 23.1N 148.8W | 35 kt | 1010 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 31, 06:00 | 23.3N 150.1W | 30 kt | 1011 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 31, 12:00 | 23.4N 151.2W | 25 kt | 1011 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 31, 18:00 | 23.5N 152.4W | 25 kt | 1013 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 1, 00:00 | 23.6N 153.6W | 25 kt | 1013 mb | Tropical depression |
Other Eastern Pacific storms of 1998
- Tropical Storm AgathaEastern Pacific · 1998
- Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 1998
- Hurricane BlasEastern Pacific · 1998
- Tropical Storm CeliaEastern Pacific · 1998
- Hurricane EstelleEastern Pacific · 1998
- Tropical Storm FrankEastern Pacific · 1998
- Hurricane GeorgetteEastern Pacific · 1998
- Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 1998
- Hurricane HowardEastern Pacific · 1998
- Hurricane IsisEastern Pacific · 1998
- Tropical Storm JavierEastern Pacific · 1998
- Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 1998
- Hurricane MadelineEastern Pacific · 1998
- Hurricane KayEastern Pacific · 1998
- Hurricane LesterEastern Pacific · 1998
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.