Storm history › East Pacific › 1998 season
Hurricane Kay (1998)
Kay was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1998 East Pacific season. It was tracked from October 13, 1998 to October 17, 1998, about 4 days, and covered 544 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 987 mb.
- Peak wind
- 75 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 987 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 4 days
- Track length
- 544 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.2
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 578th highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Barbara (2025), Hurricane Gil (2025), Hurricane Pamela (2021) and 48 more.
- Lowest pressure: 378th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Pamela (2021), Hurricane Flossie (2019), Hurricane Marty (2015) and 15 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1998 East Pacific season's ACE.