Storm history › South Pacific › 1988 season
Tropical Storm Charlie (1988)
Charlie was a tropical storm of the 1988 South Pacific season. It was tracked from February 19, 1988 to March 1, 1988, about 12 days, and covered 1,600 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 972 mb.
- Peak wind
- 60 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 972 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 1,600 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 3.1
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 388th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Osai (2024), Tropical Storm Paul (2024), Tropical Storm Hale (2023) and 42 more.
- Lowest pressure: 272nd lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Yani (2007), Cyclone Jo (2000), Cyclone Lisa (1991) and 1 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 1988 South Pacific season's ACE.