83Storms
Tropical storms and hurricanes of 1988
83 tropical storms formed worldwide in 1988: 40 became hurricanes, typhoons or cyclones and 19 reached category 3 or more. The strongest was Hurricane Gilbert, with winds of 296 km/h.
83Storms
40Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones
19Category 3 or more
657Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE)
C5 · category 5C4 · category 4C3 · category 3C2 · category 2C1 · category 1TS · tropical stormTD · tropical depression
The strongest storms
C5Hurricane Gilbert296 km/h · North AtlanticC5Typhoon Nelson259 km/h · Western PacificC5Cyclone Anne259 km/h · South PacificC4Cyclone Gasitao241 km/h · South Indian OceanC4Hurricane Joan:miriam232 km/h · North AtlanticC4Hurricane Hector232 km/h · Eastern PacificC4Hurricane Helene232 km/h · North AtlanticC4Typhoon Ruby232 km/h · Western Pacific
By ocean basin
Western Pacific29 · 13 · 7
Eastern Pacific14 · 7 · 3
South Indian Ocean13 · 9 · 3
North Atlantic12 · 6 · 3
South Pacific9 · 4 · 2
North Indian Ocean6 · 1 · 1
Storms · Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones · Category 3 or more — ACE
Every storm of the year
| Formed | Storms | Peak wind | Lowest pressure | Landfalls | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jan – 15 Jan | C1 | Cyclone AgiSouth Pacific | 130 km/h | 980 hPa | New Caledonia |
| 5 Jan – 19 Jan | C4 | Typhoon RoyWestern Pacific | 213 km/h | 940 hPa | Philippines |
| 5 Jan – 14 Jan | C5 | Cyclone AnneSouth Pacific | 259 km/h | 925 hPa | New Caledonia |
| 11 Jan – 21 Jan | C1 | Cyclone CalideraSouth Indian Ocean | 120 km/h | 966 hPa | Madagascar |
| 19 Jan – 21 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm CalideraSouth Indian Ocean | 67 km/h | 1000 hPa | Madagascar |
| 21 Jan – 1 Feb | C4 | Cyclone DoazaSouth Indian Ocean | 213 km/h | 954 hPa | Madagascar |
| 28 Jan – 2 Feb | C1 | Cyclone FredericSouth Indian Ocean | 120 km/h | 955 hPa | – |
| 6 Feb – 18 Feb | C2 | Cyclone Ezenina:gwendaSouth Indian Ocean | 167 km/h | 941 hPa | – |
| 19 Feb – 1 Mar | TS | Tropical Storm CharlieSouth Pacific | 93 km/h | 972 hPa | Australia |
| 23 Feb – 2 Mar | C2 | Cyclone FilaoSouth Indian Ocean | 157 km/h | 954 hPa | Madagascar, Mozambique |
| 23 Feb – 11 Mar | C3 | Cyclone BolaSouth Pacific | 194 km/h | 940 hPa | – |
| 26 Feb – 8 Mar | TS | Tropical Storm CillaSouth Pacific | 102 km/h | 970 hPa | – |
| 12 Mar – 25 Mar | C4 | Cyclone GasitaoSouth Indian Ocean | 241 km/h | 927 hPa | – |
| 16 Mar – 2 Apr | TS | Tropical Storm HelySouth Indian Ocean | 83 km/h | 976 hPa | Madagascar |
| 8 Apr – 16 Apr | C1 | Cyclone DoviSouth Pacific | 130 km/h | 975 hPa | – |
| 15 Apr – 18 Apr | TS | Tropical Storm DoviSouth Pacific | 102 km/h | 980 hPa | – |
| 4 May – 14 May | TS | Tropical Storm IarisenaSouth Indian Ocean | 74 km/h | 991 hPa | – |
| 17 May – 21 May | TS | Tropical Storm HerbieSouth Indian Ocean | 93 km/h | 982 hPa | Australia |
| 28 May – 3 Jun | C1 | Typhoon SusanWestern Pacific | 148 km/h | 970 hPa | – |
| 8 Jun – 13 Jun | TS | Tropical Storm of 8 June 1988North Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | – | – |
| 16 Jun – 21 Jun | TS | Tropical Storm AlettaEastern Pacific | 111 km/h | 992 hPa | – |
| 17 Jun – 25 Jun | C1 | Typhoon ThadWestern Pacific | 130 km/h | 970 hPa | – |
| 20 Jun – 22 Jun | TS | Tropical Storm BudEastern Pacific | 83 km/h | 1000 hPa | – |
| 24 Jun – 29 Jun | TS | Tropical Storm VanessaWestern Pacific | 83 km/h | 990 hPa | Philippines |
| 8 Jul – 15 Jul | C1 | Hurricane CarlottaEastern Pacific | 120 km/h | 994 hPa | – |
| 11 Jul – 20 Jul | C4 | Typhoon WarrenWestern Pacific | 213 km/h | 940 hPa | China |
| 19 Jul – 26 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm DanielEastern Pacific | 102 km/h | 994 hPa | – |
| 26 Jul – 4 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm AgnesWestern Pacific | 83 km/h | 975 hPa | – |
| 27 Jul – 2 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm EmiliaEastern Pacific | 111 km/h | 992 hPa | – |
| 28 Jul – 3 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm GilmaEastern Pacific | 83 km/h | 1000 hPa | United States |
| 28 Jul – 9 Aug | C4 | Hurricane FabioEastern Pacific | 222 km/h | 943 hPa | – |
| 30 Jul – 3 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm of 30 July 1988Western Pacific | 65 km/h | 998 hPa | – |
| 30 Jul – 9 Aug | C4 | Hurricane HectorEastern Pacific | 232 km/h | 935 hPa | – |
| 4 Aug – 9 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm BillWestern Pacific | 83 km/h | 985 hPa | China |
| 5 Aug – 13 Aug | C2 | Hurricane IvaEastern Pacific | 167 km/h | 968 hPa | – |
| 5 Aug – 8 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm AlbertoNorth Atlantic | 65 km/h | 1002 hPa | Canada |
| 5 Aug – 16 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm ClaraWestern Pacific | 83 km/h | 994 hPa | – |
| 8 Aug – 10 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm BerylNorth Atlantic | 83 km/h | 1001 hPa | United States |
| 13 Aug – 25 Aug | C4 | Typhoon DoyleWestern Pacific | 213 km/h | 930 hPa | – |
| 13 Aug – 18 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm of 13 August 1988Western Pacific | 65 km/h | 1000 hPa | Japan |
| 13 Aug – 16 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm of 13 August 1988Western Pacific | 65 km/h | 1000 hPa | Japan |
| 16 Aug – 21 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm JohnEastern Pacific | 65 km/h | 1004 hPa | – |
| 21 Aug – 30 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm ChrisNorth Atlantic | 83 km/h | 1005 hPa | Bahamas, Canada, Dominican Republic, United States |
| 24 Aug – 4 Sept | C1 | Typhoon FabianWestern Pacific | 139 km/h | 970 hPa | – |
| 24 Aug – 2 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm ElsieWestern Pacific | 83 km/h | 992 hPa | – |
| 28 Aug – 17 Sept | C3 | Hurricane UlekiEastern Pacific | 204 km/h | 945 hPa | – |
| 29 Aug – 6 Sept | C1 | Hurricane KristyEastern Pacific | 148 km/h | 976 hPa | – |
| 31 Aug – 8 Sept | C1 | Hurricane DebbyNorth Atlantic | 120 km/h | 987 hPa | Mexico |
| 2 Sept – 8 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm GayWestern Pacific | 83 km/h | 996 hPa | – |
| 3 Sept – 5 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm ErnestoNorth Atlantic | 102 km/h | 994 hPa | – |
| 5 Sept – 18 Sept | C3 | Typhoon HalWestern Pacific | 194 km/h | 945 hPa | – |
| 7 Sept – 10 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm of 7 September 1988North Atlantic | 93 km/h | 994 hPa | – |
| 7 Sept – 11 Sept | C1 | Hurricane FlorenceNorth Atlantic | 130 km/h | 982 hPa | United States |
| 8 Sept – 20 Sept | C5 | Hurricane GilbertNorth Atlantic | 296 km/h | 888 hPa | Jamaica, Mexico |
| 11 Sept – 17 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm IrmaWestern Pacific | 102 km/h | 990 hPa | – |
| 11 Sept – 17 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm JeffWestern Pacific | 83 km/h | 994 hPa | – |
| 16 Sept – 25 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm LeeWestern Pacific | 102 km/h | 990 hPa | – |
| 18 Sept – 22 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm KitWestern Pacific | 111 km/h | 980 hPa | China, Philippines |
| 19 Sept – 24 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm MamieWestern Pacific | 83 km/h | 990 hPa | China |
| 19 Sept – 30 Sept | C4 | Hurricane HeleneNorth Atlantic | 232 km/h | 938 hPa | – |
| 21 Sept – 25 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm WilaEastern Pacific | 65 km/h | – | – |
| 21 Sept – 30 Sept | C2 | Hurricane LaneEastern Pacific | 167 km/h | 970 hPa | – |
| 28 Sept – 1 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm IsaacNorth Atlantic | 74 km/h | 1005 hPa | – |
| 30 Sept – 12 Oct | C5 | Typhoon NelsonWestern Pacific | 259 km/h | 915 hPa | – |
| 7 Oct – 10 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm of 7 October 1988Western Pacific | 83 km/h | 992 hPa | – |
| 8 Oct – 19 Oct | C2 | Typhoon OdessaWestern Pacific | 167 km/h | 965 hPa | – |
| 10 Oct – 2 Nov | C4 | Hurricane Joan:miriamNorth Atlantic | 232 km/h | 932 hPa | Colombia, Grenada, Nicaragua, Venezuela |
| 16 Oct – 23 Oct | C1 | Typhoon PatWestern Pacific | 139 km/h | 980 hPa | China, Philippines, Vietnam |
| 17 Oct – 19 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm of 17 October 1988North Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | – | Bangladesh |
| 20 Oct – 29 Oct | C4 | Typhoon RubyWestern Pacific | 232 km/h | 950 hPa | China, Philippines |
| 30 Oct – 8 Nov | C1 | Cyclone AdelininaSouth Indian Ocean | 139 km/h | 991 hPa | – |
| 1 Nov – 7 Nov | C1 | Typhoon TessWestern Pacific | 120 km/h | 975 hPa | Philippines, Vietnam |
| 3 Nov – 12 Nov | C4 | Typhoon SkipWestern Pacific | 232 km/h | 950 hPa | Philippines |
| 5 Nov – 23 Nov | C3 | Cyclone BarisaonaSouth Indian Ocean | 185 km/h | 954 hPa | – |
| 14 Nov – 18 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm of 14 November 1988North Indian Ocean | 102 km/h | – | Myanmar |
| 15 Nov – 18 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm of 15 November 1988North Indian Ocean | 102 km/h | – | – |
| 17 Nov – 26 Nov | C1 | Hurricane KeithNorth Atlantic | 120 km/h | 945 hPa | Mexico, United States |
| 21 Nov – 30 Nov | C3 | Cyclone of 21 November 1988North Indian Ocean | 204 km/h | – | India |
| 6 Dec – 8 Dec | TS | Tropical Storm of 6 December 1988North Indian Ocean | 83 km/h | – | – |
| 12 Dec – 19 Dec | C2 | Cyclone IlonaSouth Indian Ocean | 157 km/h | 960 hPa | Australia |
| 17 Dec – 28 Dec | TS | Tropical Storm EsetaSouth Pacific | 102 km/h | 980 hPa | New Caledonia |
| 21 Dec – 27 Dec | TS | Tropical Storm ValWestern Pacific | 102 km/h | 992 hPa | Philippines |
| 28 Dec – 8 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm DelilahSouth Pacific | 111 km/h | 975 hPa | – |