Hurricane Lester (1992)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 20–24, 1992

Peak wind

81 mph

130 km/h · Aug 22

Peak category

Cat 1

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

985 mb

Landfalls

Baja California Sur, Mexico · Sonora, Mexico

Lifetime

4.8 d

Aug 20 – Aug 24

Distance

1,726 mi

2,776 km

ACE

3.9

storm energy

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

What happened with Lester

Hurricane Lester (1992) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1992 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 20, 1992, 273 mi SSW of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico, reached its peak of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb on August 22, 1992, and made landfall 2 times — first at 26.8°N, 113.3°W on August 23, 1992 as a Category 1 hurricane (75 mph). Later landfalls: 20 mi NW of Bahía de Kino, Sonora, Mexico on August 23, 1992 as a tropical storm (58 mph). The storm lasted 4.8 days and travelled about 1,726 miles (2,776 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfalls and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
August 23, 1992 · 10:00 UTC	at 26.8°N, 113.3°W	Cat 1 75 mph	988 mb
August 23, 1992 · 20:00 UTC	20 mi NW of Bahía de Kino, Sonora, Mexico	TS 58 mph	995 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico	66 mi	Aug 23 · 22:00 UTC	TS 52 mph
Tucson, Arizona	29 mi	Aug 24 · 06:00 UTC	TS 40 mph
Albuquerque, New Mexico	21 mi	Aug 24 · 18:00 UTC	TD 23 mph

Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.

04 · Timeline

Every official fix 22 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Aug 20 00:00	TD	29 mph	1011 mb	15.5°N 106.0°W	open ocean
Aug 20 06:00	TD	35 mph	1009 mb	16.2°N 107.2°W	open ocean
Aug 20 12:00	TD	35 mph	1008 mb	16.8°N 108.3°W	open ocean
Aug 20 18:00	TS	40 mph	1005 mb	17.5°N 109.4°W	open ocean
Aug 21 00:00	TS	40 mph	1004 mb	18.2°N 110.4°W	open ocean
Aug 21 06:00	TS	46 mph	1003 mb	18.9°N 111.3°W	open ocean
Aug 21 12:00	TS	46 mph	1002 mb	19.7°N 112.2°W	open ocean
Aug 21 18:00	TS	52 mph	1000 mb	20.5°N 113.0°W	open ocean
Aug 22 00:00	TS	58 mph	998 mb	21.5°N 113.6°W	open ocean
Aug 22 06:00	TS	63 mph	994 mb	22.4°N 113.9°W	open ocean
Aug 22 12:00	TS	69 mph	990 mb	23.2°N 114.1°W	open ocean
Aug 22 18:00	Cat 1	81 mph	985 mb	24.0°N 114.1°W	169 mi WSW of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Aug 23 00:00	Cat 1	81 mph	985 mb	25.0°N 114.0°W	146 mi W of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Aug 23 06:00	Cat 1	75 mph	987 mb	26.0°N 113.7°W	128 mi SW of Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Aug 23 10:00	Cat 1 LANDFALL	75 mph	988 mb	26.8°N 113.3°W	74 mi WSW of Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Aug 23 12:00	TS	63 mph	994 mb	27.1°N 113.3°W	66 mi WSW of Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Aug 23 18:00	TS	52 mph	996 mb	28.4°N 112.5°W	69 mi WSW of Miguel Alemán (La Doce), Sonora, Mexico
Aug 23 20:00	TS LANDFALL	58 mph	995 mb	29.0°N 112.2°W	45 mi WNW of Miguel Alemán (La Doce), Sonora, Mexico
Aug 24 00:00	TS	46 mph	998 mb	30.0°N 111.7°W	51 mi SW of Santa Ana, Sonora, Mexico
Aug 24 06:00	TS	40 mph	999 mb	32.0°N 110.5°W	13 mi ESE of Vail, Arizona
Aug 24 12:00	TD	29 mph	1004 mb	33.5°N 109.0°W	65 mi NW of Silver City, New Mexico
Aug 24 18:00	TD	23 mph	1006 mb	35.0°N 107.0°W	21 mi WSW of Albuquerque, New Mexico

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Lester make landfall?

Lester made landfall 2 times: at 26.8°N, 113.3°W on August 23, 1992 at 10:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds; 20 mi NW of Bahía de Kino, Sonora, Mexico on August 23, 1992 at 20:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 58 mph winds.

What category was Lester?

At its peak on August 22, 1992, Lester was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a central pressure of 985 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 1 hurricane.

How long did Lester last?

4.8 days, from August 20, 1992 to August 24, 1992, including 18 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,726 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Lester?

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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Every storm named Lester

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1980	Tropical Storm Lester Eastern Pacific	TS 40 mph	—
1986	Tropical Storm Lester Eastern Pacific	TS 52 mph	—
1992	Hurricane Lester · this page Eastern Pacific	Cat 1 81 mph	Baja California Sur, Mexico, Sonora, Mexico
1998	Hurricane Lester Eastern Pacific	Cat 3 115 mph	—	→
2004	Tropical Storm Lester Eastern Pacific	TS 52 mph	—	→
2016	Hurricane Lester Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 144 mph	—	→
2022	Tropical Storm Lester Eastern Pacific	TS 40 mph	Oaxaca, Mexico	→

Names are recycled every six years unless a storm is so deadly or costly that the name is retired.

Strongest storms of 1992

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1992	Hurricane Andrew Atlantic	Cat 5 173 mph	Florida, Bahamas	→
1992	Hurricane Tina Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 150 mph	—	→
1992	Hurricane Celia Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 144 mph	—	→
1992	Hurricane Frank Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 144 mph	—	→
1992	Hurricane Orlene Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 144 mph	—	→
1992	Hurricane Iniki Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 144 mph	—	→
1992	Hurricane Estelle Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 138 mph	—	→
1992	Hurricane Virgil Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 132 mph	Michoacán, Mexico	→

See every 1992 storm on one map →

Background reading: Hurricane Lester on Wikipedia.

← Previous Eastern Pacific stormHurricane Javier (1992)Next Eastern Pacific storm →Tropical Storm Madeline (1992)

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