Storm history › West Pacific › 1968 season
Tropical Storm Hester (1968)
Hester was a tropical storm of the 1968 West Pacific season. It was tracked from October 15, 1968 to October 21, 1968, about 5 days, and covered 1,104 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 995 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 4 miles from Takeo, Cambodia.
- Peak wind
- 65 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 995 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 1,104 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.1
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Takeo, Cambodia | 4 mi (6 km) |
| Thuận An, Vietnam | 19 mi (31 km) |
| Biên Hòa, Vietnam | 19 mi (31 km) |
| Dĩ An, Vietnam | 21 mi (33 km) |
| Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | 24 mi (39 km) |
| Thủ Đức, Vietnam | 25 mi (40 km) |
| Bình Thạnh, Vietnam | 26 mi (42 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1424th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Pulasan (2024), Tropical Storm Mirinae (2021), Tropical Storm Nida (2021) and 104 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1740th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Nangka (2026), Tropical Storm Nuri (2020), Tropical Storm Etau (2020) and 11 more.
- Energy: 0% of the 1968 West Pacific season's ACE.