Storm history › East Pacific › 1998 season
Hurricane Lester (1998)
Lester was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1998 East Pacific season. It was tracked from October 15, 1998 to October 26, 1998, about 12 days, and covered 1,832 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 965 mb.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 965 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 1,832 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 23.7
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: 220th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Otis (2017), Hurricane Sergio (2006).
- Energy: 18% of the 1998 East Pacific season's ACE.