Storm history › South Pacific › 1998 season
Tropical Storm Les (1998)
Les was a tropical storm of the 1998 South Pacific season. It was tracked from January 21, 1998 to February 2, 1998, about 12 days, and covered 1,882 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 976 mb.
- Peak wind
- 60 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 976 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 1,882 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 3.2
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 388th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Osai (2024), Tropical Storm Paul (2024), Tropical Storm Hale (2023) and 42 more.
- Lowest pressure: 310th lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Cody (2022), Cyclone Debbie (2004), Tropical Storm Daphne (1991) and 2 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1998 South Pacific season's ACE.