Storm history › East Pacific › 1988 season
Hurricane Kristy (1988)
Kristy was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1988 East Pacific season. It was tracked from August 29, 1988 to September 6, 1988, about 9 days, and covered 1,446 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 976 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 144 miles from Acapulco de Juárez, Mexico.
- Peak wind
- 90 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 976 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 1,446 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 7.3
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Acapulco de Juárez, Mexico | 144 mi (232 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 374th highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Octave (2025), Hurricane Carlotta (2024), Hurricane Frank (2022) and 29 more.
- Lowest pressure: 284th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Frank (2022), Hurricane Nora (2021), Hurricane Henriette (2013) and 1 more.
- Energy: 6% of the 1988 East Pacific season's ACE.