1988 Pacific Hurricane Season - Seasonal Summary

Seasonal Summary

Timeline of tropical activity in 1988 Pacific hurricane season

The total tropical activity in the season was below-average. There were 13 cyclones in the Eastern Pacific, as well as two in the Central. Of the 15 cyclones, one crossed from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific, and another moved from the Central Pacific to the Western Pacific. In the Eastern Pacific, there were seven cyclones peaking as a tropical storm, and six hurricanes, of which two reached Category 3 intensity or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. A tropical storm and a major hurricane occurred in the Central Pacific.

Tropical Storm Gilma made the only landfalls of the season in the Hawaiian Islands, causing some rainfall, but no direct deaths or damage occurred as a result of it. These were the only landfalls in the season that were made, which is unusual as most landfalls in the Eastern Pacific occur on the Mexican coast. This is due to the closeness of the Mexican region to the major source of tropical activity to the west of Central America. Hurricane Uleki, the strongest hurricane in the Central Pacific region during the season, caused two drownings in Oahu and heavy waves hit the coast of the Hawaiian Islands. Tropical Storm Miriam, the last storm of the season, formed as a result of Hurricane Joan from the Atlantic, and flooding resulted in parts of Central America, due to heavy rainfall.

1988 Pacific hurricane statistics
Storm
name		 Dates active Storm category

at peak intensity

 Max
wind

(mph)

 Min.
press.
(mbar)		 Landfall(s) Damage
(millions
USD)		 Deaths
Where When Wind

(mph)
One-E 15–18 June Tropical depression 35 Unknown none 0 0
Aletta 16–21 June Tropical storm 70 992 none Minor 1
Bud 20–22 June Tropical storm 50 1000 none 0 0
Four-E 1–4 July Tropical depression 30 Unknown none 0 0
Carlotta 8–15 July Category 1 hurricane 75 987 none 0 0
Daniel 19–26 July Tropical storm 65 994 none 0 0
Emilia 27 July – 2 August Tropical storm 70 992 none 0 0
Fabio 28 July – 9 August Category 4 hurricane 140 943 none 0 0
Nine-E 28–29 July Tropical depression 35 Unknown none 0 0
Gilma 28 July – 3 August Tropical storm 50 1000 Maui, Hawaiian Islands August 3 25
Molokai, Hawaiian Islands August 3 25 0 0
Hector 30 July – 9 August Category 4 hurricane 145 935 none 0 0
Iva 5–13 August Category 2 hurricane 105 968 none 0 0
Thirteen-E 12–14 August Tropical depression 30 Unknown none 0 0
John 16–21 August Tropical storm 40 1004 none 0 0
Fifteen-E 26–28 August Tropical depression 35 Unknown none 0 0
Uleki 28 August – 8 September Category 3 hurricane 120 Unknown none Minor 2
Kristy 29 August – 6 September Category 1 hurricane 90 976 none Minor 0
Seventeen-E 6–8 September Tropical depression 35 Unknown none 0 0
Eighteen-E 12–15 September Tropical depression 35 Unknown none 0 0
Wila 21–25 September Tropical storm 40 Unknown none 0 0
Lane 21–30 September Category 2 hurricane 105 970 none 0 0
Twenty-E 11–12 October Tropical depression 35 Unknown none 0 0
Miriam 23 October – 2 November Tropical storm 70 986 none Minor 0
Season Aggregates
23 cyclones June 15
–November 2		 145 935 2 landfalls Unknown 3+

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