Storm history › West Pacific › 1960 season
Tropical Storm Hester (1960)
Hester was a tropical storm of the 1960 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 4, 1960 to September 11, 1960, about 8 days, and covered 1,616 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 1000 mb.
- Peak wind
- 45 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 1000 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 1,616 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.0
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 1817th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Son-Tinh (2024), Tropical Storm Leepi (2024), Tropical Storm Megi (2022) and 95 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1906th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Depression Nuri (2026), Tropical Depression Atsani (2026), Tropical Storm Sepat (2025) and 33 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1960 West Pacific season's ACE.