Storm history › East Pacific › 1988 season
Tropical Storm John (1988)
John was a tropical storm of the 1988 East Pacific season. It was tracked from August 16, 1988 to August 21, 1988, about 5 days, and covered 642 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 1004 mb.
- Peak wind
- 40 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 1004 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 642 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.4
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 1127th highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Aletta (2024), Tropical Storm Daniel (2024), Tropical Storm Ivette (2022) and 69 more.
- Lowest pressure: 696th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Amanda (2026), Tropical Storm Cristina (2026), Tropical Storm Lane (2024) and 26 more.
- Energy: 0% of the 1988 East Pacific season's ACE.