Storm history › East Pacific › 2018 season
Hurricane Hector (2018)
Hector was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2018 East Pacific season. It was tracked from July 31, 2018 to August 16, 2018, about 16 days, and covered 5,615 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 936 mb.
- Peak wind
- 155 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 936 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 16 days
- Track length
- 5,615 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 50.6
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 31st highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Nolo (2026), Hurricane Simon (2026), Hurricane Barbara (2019) and 8 more.
- Lowest pressure: 69th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Rosa (2018), Hurricane Blanca (2015), Hurricane Fausto (2002).
- Energy: 16% of the 2018 East Pacific season's ACE.