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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Lester (1992)
20 August 1992 · Eastern Pacific · Category 1
Hurricane Lester formed in the Eastern Pacific basin on 20 August 1992 and lasted 5 days. Its sustained winds reached 130 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 985 hPa. It made landfall in Mexico and the United States of America.
- Formed
- 20 August 1992
- Dissipated
- 24 August 1992
- Duration
- 5 days
- Basin
- Eastern Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 130 km/h (70 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 985 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSMexico102 km/h
- TSUnited States of America65 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Gay296 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Kent241 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Tina241 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Celia232 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Frank232 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Orlene232 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Iniki232 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Estelle222 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth