Tropical Storm Delilah (1988)

Track & history

Peak wind

70 mph / 110 km/h

Min pressure

975 mb

Dates

Dec 28 – Jan 8

Landfall

None

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Storm history

Delilah formed in the Southern Hemisphere in December 1988 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 975 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 10 days.

Track data

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Data source: NOAA NCEI IBTrACS v04r01. IBTrACS v04r01 use constraints.

Gahtan, Jennifer; Knapp, Kenneth R.; Schreck, Carl J. III; Diamond, Howard J.; Kossin, James P.; Kruk, Michael C. (2024). International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) Project, Version 4.01. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Cite the subset used and access date. IBTrACS v04r01 dataset DOI.

Time UTC	Position	Strength	Wind	Pressure
1988-12-28 18:00	16.7°S 148.4°E	TD	30 mph / 45 km/h	1001 mb
1988-12-29 00:00	16.8°S 148.7°E	TD	30 mph / 45 km/h	1001 mb
1988-12-29 06:00	17.8°S 148.1°E	TD	30 mph / 45 km/h	1001 mb
1988-12-29 12:00	18.2°S 147.8°E	TD	30 mph / 45 km/h	1002 mb
1988-12-29 18:00	18.3°S 147.9°E	TD	30 mph / 45 km/h	1001 mb
1988-12-30 00:00	18.2°S 148.1°E	TD	30 mph / 45 km/h	1001 mb
1988-12-30 06:00	18.1°S 148.3°E	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	999 mb
1988-12-30 12:00	18.1°S 148.8°E	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	1000 mb

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1988-12-30 18:00	18.1°S 149.4°E	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	998 mb
1988-12-31 00:00	17.9°S 150.0°E	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	997 mb
1988-12-31 06:00	17.8°S 151.1°E	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	995 mb
1988-12-31 12:00	17.6°S 152.5°E	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	995 mb
1988-12-31 18:00	17.7°S 154.2°E	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	994 mb
1989-01-01 00:00	17.8°S 156.0°E	TS	40 mph / 65 km/h	991 mb
1989-01-01 06:00	18.1°S 157.6°E	TS	50 mph / 85 km/h	988 mb
1989-01-01 12:00	18.3°S 159.5°E	TS	50 mph / 85 km/h	988 mb
1989-01-01 18:00	18.7°S 161.3°E	TS	50 mph / 85 km/h	980 mb
1989-01-02 00:00	19.4°S 163.2°E	TS	65 mph / 100 km/h	980 mb
1989-01-02 06:00	20.2°S 165.0°E	TS	70 mph / 110 km/h	975 mb
1989-01-02 12:00	21.2°S 166.7°E	TS	65 mph / 100 km/h	975 mb
1989-01-02 18:00	22.2°S 167.8°E	TS	65 mph / 100 km/h	975 mb
1989-01-03 00:00	23.3°S 168.7°E	TS	65 mph / 100 km/h	975 mb
1989-01-03 06:00	24.3°S 169.3°E	TS	50 mph / 85 km/h	980 mb
1989-01-03 12:00	25.4°S 169.7°E	TS	50 mph / 85 km/h	985 mb
1989-01-03 18:00	26.6°S 170.2°E	TS	50 mph / 85 km/h	985 mb
1989-01-04 00:00	28.1°S 170.8°E	TS	50 mph / 85 km/h	987 mb
1989-01-04 06:00	29.6°S 171.5°E	TS	50 mph / 85 km/h	990 mb
1989-01-04 12:00	30.5°S 171.5°E	TS	50 mph / 85 km/h	990 mb
1989-01-04 18:00	31.3°S 171.2°E	TS	50 mph / 85 km/h	990 mb
1989-01-05 00:00	32.1°S 170.5°E	TS	50 mph / 85 km/h	990 mb
1989-01-05 06:00	32.7°S 169.8°E	TS	50 mph / 85 km/h	990 mb
1989-01-05 12:00	32.7°S 169.5°E	TS	50 mph / 85 km/h	990 mb
1989-01-05 18:00	32.4°S 169.5°E	TS	50 mph / 85 km/h	990 mb
1989-01-06 00:00	32.4°S 169.8°E	TS	45 mph / 75 km/h	995 mb
1989-01-06 06:00	32.8°S 169.8°E	TS	45 mph / 75 km/h	995 mb
1989-01-06 12:00	33.1°S 169.5°E	TS	40 mph / 65 km/h	997 mb
1989-01-06 18:00	33.4°S 169.2°E	—	—	—
1989-01-07 00:00	33.8°S 168.8°E	TS	40 mph / 65 km/h	997 mb
1989-01-07 06:00	34.4°S 168.3°E	TS	40 mph / 65 km/h	997 mb
1989-01-07 12:00	35.2°S 168.1°E	TS	40 mph / 65 km/h	997 mb
1989-01-07 18:00	36.2°S 168.1°E	TS	40 mph / 65 km/h	997 mb
1989-01-08 00:00	37.1°S 168.3°E	TS	40 mph / 65 km/h	997 mb

Tropical Storm Delilah 1988 FAQ

Did Tropical Storm Delilah 1988 make landfall?

No. The best track does not record a landfall for Delilah; it stayed over water.

How strong did Delilah get in 1988?

Delilah peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 975 mb.

When did Delilah form and dissipate?

Delilah was first tracked on Dec 28 1988 and last tracked on Jan 8 1989, about 10 days in all.