All seasons · Eastern and Central Pacific
1988 Pacific hurricane season
The 1988 Pacific season has 22 storms in the best-track record; 15 reached tropical-storm strength and 7 became hurricanes, 3 of them major. Its accumulated cyclone energy of 127.4 is the 22nd-highest of the 77 seasons in the eastern and central Pacific record since 1949. Hector was the strongest, peaking at 145 mph as a Category 4 hurricane. Like most Pacific seasons before 1989, it has no landfall records in the file. The first record is dated June 15, the last November 2.
Storm by storm
More storms formed in July than in any other month of 1988: 8 of 22. Uleki both lasted longest, 15.5 days as a tropical or subtropical system, and contributed the most energy, 31% of the season's ACE.
| Storm | Dates | Peak | Strength | Lowest | Landfalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Storm 14 of 1988 | Jun 15–18 | 35 mph | Depression | – | – |
| Aletta | Jun 16–21 | 70 mph | Tropical storm | 992 mb | – |
| Bud | Jun 20–22 | 50 mph | Tropical storm | 1000 mb | – |
| Pacific Storm 15 of 1988 | Jul 2–4 | 30 mph | Depression | – | – |
| Carlotta | Jul 8–15 | 75 mph | Category 1 | 994 mb | – |
| Daniel | Jul 19–26 | 65 mph | Tropical storm | 994 mb | – |
| Emilia | Jul 27 – Aug 2 | 70 mph | Tropical storm | 992 mb | – |
| Gilma | Jul 28 – Aug 3 | 50 mph | Tropical storm | 1000 mb | – |
| Fabio | Jul 28 – Aug 9 | 140 mph | Category 4 | 943 mb | – |
| Pacific Storm 16 of 1988 | Jul 28–29 | 30 mph | Depression | – | – |
| Hector | Jul 30 – Aug 9 | 145 mph | Category 4 | 935 mb | – |
| Iva | Aug 5–13 | 105 mph | Category 2 | 968 mb | – |
| Pacific Storm 17 of 1988 | Aug 14–16 | 35 mph | Depression | – | – |
| John | Aug 16–21 | 40 mph | Tropical storm | 1004 mb | – |
| Pacific Storm 18 of 1988 | Aug 27–29 | 35 mph | Depression | – | – |
| Uleki | Aug 28 – Sep 13 | 125 mph | Category 3 | – | – |
| Kristy | Aug 29 – Sep 6 | 90 mph | Category 1 | 976 mb | – |
| Pacific Storm 19 of 1988 | Sep 12–15 | 35 mph | Depression | – | – |
| Wila | Sep 21–25 | 40 mph | Tropical storm | – | – |
| Lane | Sep 21–30 | 105 mph | Category 2 | 970 mb | – |
| Pacific Storm 20 of 1988 | Oct 11–12 | 35 mph | Depression | – | – |
| Miriam | Oct 23 – Nov 2 | 70 mph | Tropical storm | 986 mb | – |
Against other Pacific seasons
Accumulated cyclone energy of every season; the red bar is 1988.