Hurricane Lester (1998)
Hurricane Lester reached Category 3 in the Eastern Pacific between October 15, 1998 and October 26, 1998, with a lowest pressure of 965 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Hurricane Lester, 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
- October 15, 1998 to October 26, 1998
- Peak strength
- Category 3, 100 kt (115 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 965 mb (28.50 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 123 km (76 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 23.7
- Fastest the center moved
- 10 kt (12 mph)
- Identifier
- EP141998
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 00:00 | 11.3N 91.7W | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 15, 06:00 | 11.8N 91.8W | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 15, 12:00 | 12.3N 92.1W | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 15, 18:00 | 12.7N 92.5W | 35 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 16, 00:00 | 13.1N 93.0W | 40 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 16, 06:00 | 13.6N 93.5W | 45 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 16, 12:00 | 14.0N 94.0W | 50 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 16, 18:00 | 14.2N 94.4W | 70 kt | 991 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 17, 00:00 | 14.3N 94.7W | 75 kt | 985 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 17, 06:00 | 14.4N 95.1W | 80 kt | 980 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 17, 12:00 | 14.5N 95.4W | 85 kt | 976 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 17, 18:00 | 14.5N 95.8W | 85 kt | 973 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 18, 00:00 | 14.5N 96.4W | 85 kt | 973 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 18, 06:00 | 14.5N 97.1W | 85 kt | 973 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 18, 12:00 | 14.4N 97.8W | 85 kt | 973 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 18, 18:00 | 14.3N 98.5W | 90 kt | 973 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 19, 00:00 | 14.2N 99.4W | 90 kt | 970 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 19, 06:00 | 14.3N 100.3W | 85 kt | 972 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 19, 12:00 | 14.4N 101.3W | 85 kt | 974 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 19, 18:00 | 14.6N 102.2W | 80 kt | 978 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 20, 00:00 | 14.9N 103.0W | 85 kt | 977 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 20, 06:00 | 15.0N 103.9W | 90 kt | 973 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 20, 12:00 | 15.2N 104.8W | 90 kt | 971 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 20, 18:00 | 15.5N 105.8W | 90 kt | 970 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 21, 00:00 | 15.9N 106.7W | 90 kt | 970 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 21, 06:00 | 16.2N 107.5W | 90 kt | 970 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 21, 12:00 | 16.5N 108.1W | 90 kt | 970 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 21, 18:00 | 16.6N 108.6W | 90 kt | 970 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 22, 00:00 | 16.6N 108.7W | 90 kt | 970 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 22, 06:00 | 16.7N 108.8W | 95 kt | 967 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 22, 12:00 | 16.8N 108.8W | 100 kt | 965 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 22, 18:00 | 16.7N 108.9W | 100 kt | 966 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 23, 00:00 | 16.5N 109.0W | 95 kt | 970 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 23, 06:00 | 16.3N 109.1W | 80 kt | 980 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 23, 12:00 | 16.0N 109.4W | 65 kt | 990 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 23, 18:00 | 15.5N 109.7W | 60 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 24, 00:00 | 15.2N 110.1W | 55 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 24, 06:00 | 15.1N 110.6W | 50 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 24, 12:00 | 15.3N 111.3W | 45 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 24, 18:00 | 15.5N 112.0W | 45 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 25, 00:00 | 16.0N 112.8W | 40 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 25, 06:00 | 16.5N 113.6W | 40 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 25, 12:00 | 17.0N 114.2W | 40 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 25, 18:00 | 17.3N 114.7W | 35 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 26, 00:00 | 17.4N 115.1W | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 26, 06:00 | 17.5N 115.3W | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 26, 12:00 | 17.7N 115.2W | 25 kt | 1005 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 DarbyEastern 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
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.