Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 20–30, 1998
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Hurricane Howard (1998) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1998 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 20, 1998, 373 mi S of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, reached its peak of 150 mph (241 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 932 mb on August 23, 1998, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 64 mph in 24 hours (to 150 mph on August 23, 1998). The storm lasted 9.8 days and travelled about 2,637 miles (4,243 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 10.5°N 96.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 10.5°N 97.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 10.6°N 98.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 10.7°N 99.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 10.9°N 100.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 11.2°N 101.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 11.6°N 102.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 12.2°N 103.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 970 mb | 12.8°N 104.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 13.4°N 105.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 950 mb | 14.0°N 106.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 00:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 932 mb | 14.4°N 108.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 06:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 935 mb | 14.7°N 109.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 12:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 939 mb | 15.0°N 110.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 943 mb | 15.2°N 111.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 15.5°N 112.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 950 mb | 15.8°N 113.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 953 mb | 16.1°N 114.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 950 mb | 16.4°N 115.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 16.8°N 117.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 17.1°N 118.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 17.3°N 119.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 17.4°N 120.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 17.5°N 121.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 950 mb | 17.5°N 122.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 17.5°N 122.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 17.5°N 123.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 17.7°N 123.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 979 mb | 18.0°N 124.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 18.4°N 125.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 18.9°N 125.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 19.5°N 126.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 20.1°N 127.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 20.5°N 127.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 20.5°N 128.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 20.4°N 129.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 20.2°N 130.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 19.7°N 131.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 19.3°N 132.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 18.8°N 133.5°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Howard.
At its peak on August 23, 1998, Howard was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (241 km/h) and a central pressure of 932 mb.
9.8 days, from August 20, 1998 to August 30, 1998, including 150 hours at hurricane strength (102 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,637 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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