Storm history › Atlantic › 1988 season
Tropical Storm Ernesto (1988)
Ernesto was a tropical storm of the 1988 Atlantic season. It was tracked from September 3, 1988 to September 5, 1988, about 2 days, and covered 1,871 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 994 mb.
- Peak wind
- 65 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 994 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 2 days
- Track length
- 1,871 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.3
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 1138th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Jerry (2025), Tropical Storm Patty (2024), Tropical Storm Jose (2023) and 62 more.
- Lowest pressure: 763rd lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Gaston (2022), Hurricane Nana (2020), Tropical Storm Melissa (2019) and 22 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1988 Atlantic season's ACE.