Storm history › West Pacific › 1988 season
Tropical Storm Gay (1988)
Gay was a tropical storm of the 1988 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 2, 1988 to September 8, 1988, about 6 days, and covered 1,958 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 996 mb.
- Peak wind
- 50 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 996 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 6 days
- Track length
- 1,958 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.2
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 1666th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Etau (2026), Tropical Storm Krovanh (2026), Tropical Storm Lingling (2025) and 136 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1766th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Sanba (2023), Tropical Storm Megi (2022), Tropical Storm Choi-Wan (2021) and 54 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1988 West Pacific season's ACE.