Storm history › West Pacific › 1988 season
Typhoon Hal (1988)
Hal was a Category 3 typhoon of the 1988 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 5, 1988 to September 18, 1988, about 13 days, and covered 4,468 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 945 mb.
- Peak wind
- 120 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 945 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 4,468 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 21.8
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 581st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Haikui (2023), Typhoon Malakas (2022), Typhoon Molave (2020) and 39 more.
- Lowest pressure: 528th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Haikui (2023), Typhoon Vamco (2020), Typhoon Krosa (2019) and 25 more.
- Energy: 10% of the 1988 West Pacific season's ACE.