Storm history › East Pacific › 1988 season
Hurricane Hector (1988)
Hector was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1988 East Pacific season. It was tracked from July 30, 1988 to August 9, 1988, about 10 days, and covered 3,145 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 935 mb.
- Peak wind
- 145 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 935 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 3,145 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 22.5
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 63rd highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Karina (2026), Hurricane Kiko (2025), Hurricane Felicia (2021) and 31 more.
- Lowest pressure: 59th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Cristina (2014), Hurricane Felicia (2009), Hurricane Yates (1996) and 6 more.
- Energy: 18% of the 1988 East Pacific season's ACE.