Storm history › West Pacific › 1978 season
Tropical Storm Hester (1978)
Hester was a tropical storm of the 1978 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 28, 1978 to September 1, 1978, about 4 days, and covered 1,863 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 990 mb.
- Peak wind
- 60 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 990 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 4 days
- Track length
- 1,863 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.1
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 1541st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Pakhar (2022), Tropical Storm Noul (2020), Tropical Storm Nangka (2020) and 117 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1487th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Etau (2026), Tropical Depression Maliksi (2024), Tropical Storm Jangmi (2020) and 91 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1978 West Pacific season's ACE.