Storm history › East Pacific › 1988 season
Hurricane Fabio (1988)
Fabio was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1988 East Pacific season. It was tracked from July 28, 1988 to August 9, 1988, about 12 days, and covered 2,971 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 943 mb.
- Peak wind
- 140 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 943 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 2,971 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 16.7
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 98th highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Erick (2025), Hurricane Hilary (2023), Hurricane Lidia (2023) and 33 more.
- Lowest pressure: 99th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Aletta (2018), Hurricane Bud (2018), Hurricane Howard (2004) and 3 more.
- Energy: 13% of the 1988 East Pacific season's ACE.