88Storms
Tropical storms and hurricanes of 1998
88 tropical storms formed worldwide in 1998: 49 became hurricanes, typhoons or cyclones and 20 reached category 3 or more. The strongest was Typhoon Zeb, with winds of 287 km/h.
88Storms
49Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones
20Category 3 or more
747.7Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE)
C5 · category 5C4 · category 4C3 · category 3C2 · category 2C1 · category 1TS · tropical stormTD · tropical depression
The strongest storms
C5Typhoon Zeb287 km/h · Western PacificC5Hurricane Mitch287 km/h · North AtlanticC5Cyclone Ron269 km/h · South PacificC4Cyclone Thelma250 km/h · South PacificC4Hurricane Georges250 km/h · North AtlanticC4Typhoon Babs250 km/h · Western PacificC4Hurricane Howard241 km/h · Eastern PacificC4Typhoon Todd241 km/h · Western Pacific
By ocean basin
North Atlantic14 · 10 · 3
South Pacific19 · 10 · 3
Western Pacific19 · 10 · 5
Eastern Pacific13 · 9 · 6
South Indian Ocean16 · 6 · 2
North Indian Ocean7 · 4 · 1
Storms · Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones · Category 3 or more — ACE
Every storm of the year
| Formed | Storms | Peak wind | Lowest pressure | Landfalls | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan – 9 Jan | C5 | Cyclone RonSouth Pacific | 269 km/h | 900 hPa | – |
| 1 Jan – 2 Feb | C2 | Cyclone KatrinaSouth Pacific | 167 km/h | 940 hPa | – |
| 15 Jan – 23 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm of 15 January 1998South Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | 995 hPa | Mozambique |
| 21 Jan – 2 Feb | TS | Tropical Storm LesSouth Pacific | 93 km/h | 976 hPa | Australia |
| 22 Jan – 2 Feb | C4 | Cyclone TiffanySouth Indian Ocean | 222 km/h | 940 hPa | Australia |
| 24 Jan – 27 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm TuiSouth Pacific | 74 km/h | 990 hPa | – |
| 29 Jan – 5 Feb | C1 | Cyclone UrsulaSouth Pacific | 120 km/h | 975 hPa | – |
| 30 Jan – 4 Feb | C1 | Cyclone VeliSouth Pacific | 139 km/h | 980 hPa | – |
| 31 Jan – 5 Feb | TS | Tropical Storm WesSouth Pacific | 83 km/h | 985 hPa | – |
| 1 Feb – 20 Feb | TS | Tropical Storm BeltaneSouth Indian Ocean | 74 km/h | 992 hPa | Madagascar, Mozambique |
| 4 Feb – 18 Feb | C2 | Cyclone Cindy:victorSouth Pacific | 167 km/h | 970 hPa | Australia |
| 5 Feb – 14 Feb | C4 | Cyclone AnacelleSouth Indian Ocean | 213 km/h | 950 hPa | – |
| 15 Feb – 19 Feb | TS | Tropical Storm of 15 February 1998South Indian Ocean | 83 km/h | 997 hPa | – |
| 24 Feb – 28 Feb | TS | Tropical Storm MaySouth Pacific | 65 km/h | 990 hPa | Australia |
| 4 Mar – 12 Mar | TS | Tropical Storm DonalineSouth Indian Ocean | 102 km/h | 988 hPa | – |
| 4 Mar – 20 Mar | C2 | Cyclone ElsieSouth Indian Ocean | 167 km/h | 975 hPa | – |
| 13 Mar – 21 Mar | TS | Tropical Storm FionaSouth Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | 995 hPa | – |
| 17 Mar – 31 Mar | C2 | Cyclone YaliSouth Pacific | 167 km/h | 944 hPa | New Zealand |
| 19 Mar – 31 Mar | C1 | Cyclone NathanSouth Pacific | 120 km/h | 990 hPa | – |
| 28 Mar – 10 Apr | C3 | Cyclone ZumanSouth Pacific | 185 km/h | 955 hPa | Vanuatu |
| 6 Apr – 16 Apr | C1 | Cyclone GemmaSouth Indian Ocean | 130 km/h | 985 hPa | – |
| 16 Apr – 19 Apr | TS | Tropical Storm of 16 April 1998South Pacific | 74 km/h | – | Australia |
| 17 Apr – 22 Apr | TS | Tropical Storm of 17 April 1998South Indian Ocean | 74 km/h | – | – |
| 18 Apr – 26 Apr | TS | Tropical Storm AlanSouth Pacific | 83 km/h | 995 hPa | – |
| 29 Apr – 3 May | TS | Tropical Storm BartSouth Pacific | 65 km/h | 987 hPa | – |
| 13 May – 20 May | C1 | Cyclone of 13 May 1998North Indian Ocean | 130 km/h | 972 hPa | Bangladesh |
| 27 May – 29 May | TS | Tropical Storm of 27 May 1998North Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | – | – |
| 1 Jun – 10 Jun | C3 | Cyclone of 1 June 1998North Indian Ocean | 194 km/h | 958 hPa | India |
| 9 Jun – 16 Jun | TS | Tropical Storm AgathaEastern Pacific | 102 km/h | 993 hPa | – |
| 22 Jun – 30 Jun | C4 | Hurricane BlasEastern Pacific | 222 km/h | 943 hPa | – |
| 7 Jul – 12 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm NicholeWestern Pacific | 93 km/h | 998 hPa | China, Taiwan |
| 16 Jul – 21 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm CeliaEastern Pacific | 93 km/h | 997 hPa | – |
| 20 Jul – 27 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm of 20 July 1998South Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | – | – |
| 21 Jul – 1 Aug | C3 | Hurricane DarbyEastern Pacific | 185 km/h | 958 hPa | – |
| 22 Jul – 26 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm of 22 July 1998Western Pacific | 83 km/h | – | – |
| 27 Jul – 2 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm AlexNorth Atlantic | 83 km/h | 1002 hPa | – |
| 28 Jul – 8 Aug | C4 | Hurricane EstelleEastern Pacific | 213 km/h | 948 hPa | – |
| 1 Aug – 5 Aug | C3 | Typhoon OttoWestern Pacific | 185 km/h | 970 hPa | China, Taiwan |
| 4 Aug – 10 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm FrankEastern Pacific | 74 km/h | 1001 hPa | – |
| 5 Aug – 12 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm PennyWestern Pacific | 111 km/h | 985 hPa | China, Philippines |
| 9 Aug – 17 Aug | C3 | Hurricane GeorgetteEastern Pacific | 185 km/h | 960 hPa | – |
| 18 Aug – 30 Aug | C4 | Hurricane HowardEastern Pacific | 241 km/h | 932 hPa | – |
| 19 Aug – 31 Aug | C3 | Hurricane BonnieNorth Atlantic | 185 km/h | 954 hPa | United States |
| 21 Aug – 24 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm CharleyNorth Atlantic | 111 km/h | 1000 hPa | United States |
| 22 Aug – 9 Sept | C4 | Typhoon RexWestern Pacific | 213 km/h | 955 hPa | – |
| 24 Aug – 8 Sept | C2 | Hurricane DanielleNorth Atlantic | 167 km/h | 960 hPa | – |
| 29 Aug – 3 Sept | C1 | Hurricane IsisEastern Pacific | 120 km/h | 988 hPa | Mexico |
| 31 Aug – 8 Sept | C2 | Hurricane EarlNorth Atlantic | 157 km/h | 964 hPa | Canada, United States |
| 5 Sept – 14 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm JavierEastern Pacific | 93 km/h | 995 hPa | Mexico |
| 8 Sept – 13 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm FrancesNorth Atlantic | 102 km/h | 990 hPa | United States |
| 10 Sept – 18 Sept | C1 | Typhoon StellaWestern Pacific | 120 km/h | 965 hPa | Japan, Russia |
| 14 Sept – 20 Sept | C4 | Typhoon ToddWestern Pacific | 241 km/h | 955 hPa | China |
| 15 Sept – 1 Oct | C4 | Hurricane GeorgesNorth Atlantic | 250 km/h | 937 hPa | Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Puerto Rico, United States |
| 16 Sept – 24 Sept | C2 | Typhoon VickiWestern Pacific | 167 km/h | 960 hPa | Japan, Philippines |
| 17 Sept – 20 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm HermineNorth Atlantic | 74 km/h | 999 hPa | United States |
| 18 Sept – 21 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm WaldoWestern Pacific | 83 km/h | 994 hPa | Japan |
| 19 Sept – 27 Sept | C1 | Hurricane IvanNorth Atlantic | 148 km/h | 975 hPa | – |
| 21 Sept – 4 Oct | C2 | Hurricane JeanneNorth Atlantic | 167 km/h | 969 hPa | Portugal |
| 23 Sept – 29 Sept | C2 | Hurricane KarlNorth Atlantic | 167 km/h | 970 hPa | – |
| 24 Sept – 2 Oct | C1 | Typhoon YanniWestern Pacific | 148 km/h | 965 hPa | South Korea |
| 27 Sept – 2 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm of 27 September 1998South Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | – | – |
| 28 Sept – 1 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm of 28 September 1998North Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | – | – |
| 5 Oct – 10 Oct | C1 | Hurricane LisaNorth Atlantic | 120 km/h | 995 hPa | – |
| 6 Oct – 10 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm ZeliaSouth Indian Ocean | 83 km/h | 990 hPa | – |
| 7 Oct – 20 Oct | C5 | Typhoon ZebWestern Pacific | 287 km/h | 900 hPa | Japan, Philippines |
| 9 Oct – 20 Oct | C1 | Hurricane MadelineEastern Pacific | 139 km/h | 979 hPa | – |
| 10 Oct – 12 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm of 10 October 1998Western Pacific | 93 km/h | – | – |
| 11 Oct – 17 Oct | C1 | Hurricane KayEastern Pacific | 120 km/h | 987 hPa | – |
| 11 Oct – 18 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm of 11 October 1998North Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | 994 hPa | India |
| 11 Oct – 30 Oct | C4 | Typhoon BabsWestern Pacific | 250 km/h | 940 hPa | Philippines |
| 15 Oct – 26 Oct | C3 | Hurricane LesterEastern Pacific | 185 km/h | 965 hPa | – |
| 22 Oct – 9 Nov | C5 | Hurricane MitchNorth Atlantic | 287 km/h | 905 hPa | Honduras, Mexico, United States |
| 6 Nov – 13 Nov | C1 | Cyclone AlisonSouth Indian Ocean | 130 km/h | 955 hPa | – |
| 10 Nov – 15 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm ChipWestern Pacific | 93 km/h | 994 hPa | – |
| 13 Nov – 16 Nov | C2 | Cyclone of 13 November 1998North Indian Ocean | 157 km/h | 982 hPa | India |
| 16 Nov – 23 Nov | C1 | Typhoon of 16 November 1998Western Pacific | 139 km/h | 984 hPa | Bangladesh, Thailand |
| 16 Nov – 20 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm DawnWestern Pacific | 83 km/h | 998 hPa | Vietnam |
| 22 Nov – 26 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm ElvisWestern Pacific | 83 km/h | 992 hPa | Philippines, Vietnam |
| 24 Nov – 2 Dec | C1 | Hurricane NicoleNorth Atlantic | 139 km/h | 979 hPa | – |
| 1 Dec – 15 Dec | C4 | Cyclone ThelmaSouth Pacific | 250 km/h | 920 hPa | Australia |
| 1 Dec – 7 Dec | C1 | Cyclone BillySouth Indian Ocean | 120 km/h | 965 hPa | Australia |
| 7 Dec – 14 Dec | C2 | Typhoon FaithWestern Pacific | 167 km/h | 970 hPa | Philippines, Vietnam |
| 8 Dec – 13 Dec | TS | Tropical Storm GilWestern Pacific | 65 km/h | 992 hPa | Thailand |
| 11 Dec – 17 Dec | C1 | Cyclone of 11 December 1998North Indian Ocean | 120 km/h | 993 hPa | Oman |
| 13 Dec – 18 Dec | TS | Tropical Storm of 13 December 1998South Pacific | 65 km/h | – | – |
| 21 Dec – 30 Dec | C2 | Cyclone CoraSouth Pacific | 167 km/h | 960 hPa | – |
| 21 Dec – 24 Dec | TS | Tropical Storm of 21 December 1998South Pacific | 93 km/h | – | – |
| 22 Dec – 30 Dec | TS | Tropical Storm CathySouth Indian Ocean | 74 km/h | 991 hPa | – |