Storm history › East Pacific › 1998 season
Hurricane Darby (1998)
Darby was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1998 East Pacific season. It was tracked from July 23, 1998 to August 1, 1998, about 9 days, and covered 2,941 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 958 mb.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 958 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 2,941 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 18.3
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 241st highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Priscilla (2025), Hurricane Eugene (2017), Hurricane Otis (2017) and 35 more.
- Lowest pressure: 191st lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Flossie (2025), Hurricane Darby (2016), Hurricane Iselle (1990).
- Energy: 14% of the 1998 East Pacific season's ACE.