Storm history › East Pacific › 2016 season
Hurricane Lester (2016)
Lester was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2016 East Pacific season. It was tracked from August 24, 2016 to September 8, 2016, about 15 days, and covered 4,808 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 944 mb.
- Peak wind
- 145 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 944 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 15 days
- Track length
- 4,808 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 35.4
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 63rd highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Karina (2026), Hurricane Kiko (2025), Hurricane Felicia (2021) and 31 more.
- Lowest pressure: 106th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Erick (2025), Hurricane Adrian (2011), Hurricane Marie (1990) and 1 more.
- Energy: 18% of the 2016 East Pacific season's ACE.