Storm history › East Pacific › 1998 season
Hurricane Estelle (1998)
Estelle was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1998 East Pacific season. It was tracked from July 29, 1998 to August 8, 1998, about 10 days, and covered 3,219 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 948 mb.
- Peak wind
- 130 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 948 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 3,219 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 14.6
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 137th highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Lala (2026), Hurricane Odalys (2026), Hurricane Iona (2025) and 49 more.
- Lowest pressure: 127th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Fernanda (2017), Hurricane John (2006), Hurricane Felicia (1997) and 10 more.
- Energy: 11% of the 1998 East Pacific season's ACE.