1998 Central Pacific hurricane season
Jun 1, 1998 – Nov 30, 1998 · Season ended
The 1998 Central Pacific hurricane season produced 0 named storms, 0 hurricanes and 0 major hurricanes, against a 1991–2020 average of 1.6, 0.8 and 0.5.
1998 season at a glance
- Named storms: 0 (1991–2020 average 1.6).
- Hurricanes (64 kt+): 0 (average 0.8).
- Major, 96 kt+: 0 (average 0.5).
- Accumulated cyclone energy: 0.0, 0% of the 24 average.
- Named-storm days: 0.0, counting each six-hourly fix at 34 kt or more as a quarter day.
- First hurricane: none.
- Last storm to dissipate: Tropical Depression 1C, August 19.
- All systems tracked: 1, including 1 that stayed below tropical-storm strength.
Counts use 1-minute best-track winds: named storms reached 34 kt (39 mph), the next column 64 kt (74 mph) and major storms 96 kt (111 mph).
Every storm of the 1998 season
| Storm | Dates | Peak | Min pressure | Landfall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TD 1C | – | TD | — | — |
- TD 1C: This system formed in the Central Pacific in August 1998 and peaked as a tropical depression with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph (55 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 3 days.
Each summary is built from the storm’s best track.
Landfalls in 1998
No storm in the 1998 Central Pacific hurricane season made landfall, according to the best track.
How 1998 ranks since 1980
The season ranks 37th of 47 Central Pacific seasons since 1980 for named storms (tied with 10 other seasons), 27th for hurricanes (tied with 20 other seasons) and 37th for accumulated cyclone energy (tied with 10 other seasons).
The record since 1980 is 7 named storms, in 2015, and the highest ACE is 167, in 1992.
1998 storm names
No storm in the 1998 season was named.
1 system was tracked without a name and is listed by number.
Central Pacific names are used in order across years from four lists, so a season picks up where the last one stopped. See the Central Pacific name lists.
1998 season FAQ
How many named storms were there in 1998?
The 1998 Central Pacific hurricane season had 0 named storms, 0 hurricanes and 0 major hurricanes, from 1 system tracked in all. The 1991–2020 average is 1.6 named storms, 0.8 at 64 kt or more and 0.5 major per season.
When did the 1998 season end?
The official season ended on November 30, 1998, as it does every year in the Atlantic, eastern Pacific and Central Pacific. The last system, Tropical Depression 1C, dissipated on August 19. Storms that form in December still count toward that year: 2 Central Pacific storms since 1980 reached tropical-storm strength in December.