Following is a tabular summary of all the tropical depressions, tropical storms, hurricanes, and typhoons which occurred in the Northern Hemisphere between 1 January and 31 December 1998, as reported in the Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summaries prepared by the author.
A number in parentheses (e.g. (1) ) following an entry refers to a note following the entries for the given basin. A separate table is given for each of the four Northern Hemisphere basins.
NUM | NAME | DATES | CENT PRS (mb) | MSW (kts) |
01 | Alex | 27 Jul-02 Aug | 1000 | 50 |
02 | Bonnie | 19-30 Aug | 954* | 100 |
03 | Charley | 21-22 Aug | 1000* | 60 |
04 | Danielle | 24 Aug-05 Sep | 960*(1) | 90 |
05 | Earl | 31 Aug-08 Sep | 985* | 85 |
06 | Frances | 08-12 Sep | 990* | 55 |
07 | Georges | 15-29 Sep | 937* | 135 |
08 | Hermine | 17-20 Sep | 999* | 40 |
09 | Ivan | 20-28 Sep | 975 | 80 |
10 | Jeanne | 21 Sep-01 Oct | 969 | 90 |
11 | Karl | 23-29 Sep | 970 | 90 |
12 | Lisa | 05-09 Oct | 995 (1) | 65 |
13 | Mitch | 22 Oct-08 Nov | 905* | 155 |
14 | Nicole | 24 Nov-02 Dec | 979 | 75 |
NUM | NAME | DATES | CENT PRS (mb) | MSW (kts) |
01E | Agatha | 11-16 Jun | 993 | 55 |
02E | ----- | 19-22 Jun | 1005 | 30 |
03E | Blas | 22-30 Jun | 943 | 120 |
04E | Celia | 17-21 Jul | 997 | 50 |
05E | Darby | 23 Jul-01 Aug | 958 | 100 |
06E | Estelle | 29 Jul-08 Aug | 948 | 115 |
07E | Frank | 06-10 Aug | 1001 | 35 |
08E | Georgette | 11-17 Aug | 960 | 100 |
01C | ----- | 16-19 Aug | 1010 | 30 |
09E | Howard | 21-29 Aug | 932 | 130 |
10E | Isis | 01-03 Sep | 987 | 65 |
11E | Javier | 07-12 Sep | 999 | 45 |
12E | ----- | 01-03 Oct | 1006 | 30 |
13E | Kay | 13-17 Oct | 987 | 65 |
14E | Lester (1) | 15-26 Oct | 965 | 100 |
15E | Madeline | 16-20 Oct | 979* | 75 |
JTWC NUM | NAME(S) | JMA TROP STM NUM | DATES | CENT PRS (mb) | MSW 1-MIN (kts) | MSW 10-MIN (kts) |
01W | Akang | ---- | 07-11 Jul | 1002 | 30 | 30 |
02W | Nichole | 9801 | 08-12 Jul | 998 | 45 | 35 |
03W | ----- | ---- | 24-27 Jul | 1004 | 30 | 30 |
04W | Otto/Bising | 9802 | 01-05 Aug | 975 | 65 | 60 |
05W | Penny/Klaring | 9803 | 06-11 Aug | 985 | 55 | 50 |
06W | Rex/Deling | 9804 | 24 Aug-07 Sep | 955 | 115 | 75 |
07W | ----- | ---- | 01-04 Sep | 1002 | 30 | 30 |
08W | Stella | 9805 | 12-18 Sep | 970 | 65 | 60 |
09W | ----- | ---- | 13-14 Sep | 998 | 25 | 30 |
10W | Todd/Emang | 9806 | 16-20 Sep | 955 | 120 | 75 |
11W | Vicki/Gading | 9807 | 17-25 Sep | 960 | 90 | 85*(1) |
12W | ----- | ---- | 18-19 Sep | --- | 30 | -- |
13W | Waldo | 9808 | 19-22 Sep | 994 | 40 | 45 |
14W | Yanni/Heling | 9809 | 25 Sep-02 Oct | 965 | 80 | 65 |
15W | ----- | ---- | 02-06 Oct | 1000 | 30 | 30 |
16W | ----- | ---- | 05-07 Oct | 1008 | 30 | 30 |
17W | ----- | ---- | 06-07 Oct | --- | 30 | -- |
18W | Zeb/Iliang | 9810 | 09-19 Oct | 900 | 155 | 130 |
19W | Alex | ---- | 11-12 Oct | --- | 40* (2) | -- |
20W | Babs/Loleng | 9811 | 14-27 Oct | 928*(3) | 135 | 105 |
21W | Chip(4) | 9812 | 11-15 Nov | 994 | 50 | 40 |
22W | Dawn | 9813 | 18-20 Nov | 998 | 40 | 35 |
23W | Elvis/Miding | 9814 | 22-26 Nov | 992 | 45 | 40 |
24W | Faith/Norming | 9815 | 08-14 Dec | 975 | 90 | 65 |
25W | Gil | 9816 | 09-13 Dec | 996 | 35 | 35 |
26W | ----- | ---- | 17-19 Dec | --- | 25 | -- |
27W | ----- | ---- | 19-22 Dec | --- | 30 | -- |
(2) The 1-min MSW of 40 kts was recorded on Rota as the very small center passed by the island.
(3) The 927.9 mb pressure was recorded at Virac on Catanduanes Island.
(4) The remnants of Tropical Storm Chip crossed over the Malay Peninsula and redeveloped in the Bay of Bengal, becoming Tropical Cyclone 07B.
NUM | NAME | DATES | CENT PRS (mb) | MSW (kts) |
01B | ----- | 18-20 May | ---- | 65 |
02A | ----- | 28-29 May | ---- | 35 |
03A | ----- | 04-09 Jun | ---- | 100 |
04A | ----- | 30 Sep-01 Oct | ---- | 35 |
---(1) | ----- | 08-09 Oct | ---- | 30 |
05A | ----- | 10-17 Oct | ---- | 35 |
---(1) | ----- | 13-14 Oct | ---- | 25 |
---(1) | ----- | 28-29 Oct | ---- | 30 |
06B | ----- | 13-16 Nov | ---- | 85 |
07B(2) | ----- | 17-23 Nov | ---- | 75 |
08A | ----- | 13-17 Dec | ---- | 65 |
(2) This cyclone was a redevelopment of Tropical Storm Chip which had formed in the South China Sea (NWP Basin) and moved across the Malay Peninsula.