Storm history › East Pacific › 1998 season
Hurricane Howard (1998)
Howard was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1998 East Pacific season. It was tracked from August 20, 1998 to August 30, 1998, about 10 days, and covered 2,636 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 932 mb.
- Peak wind
- 150 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 932 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 2,636 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 29.3
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 43rd highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Dora (2023), Hurricane Norman (2018), Hurricane Rosa (2018) and 16 more.
- Lowest pressure: 47th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Jimena (2015), Hurricane Amanda (2014), Hurricane Carlotta (2000) and 2 more.
- Energy: 22% of the 1998 East Pacific season's ACE.