Hurricane Lester

Aug 20, 1992 to Aug 24, 1992Peak 81 mph985 mb

Hurricane Lester passed within 50 miles of 2 counties in AZ. It was strongest near Santa Cruz County, AZ, as a tropical storm on August 24, 1992.

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Watch how it happened

Hurricane Lester · 1992

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

About this replay

Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast

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Storm milestones

Storm trackPast (solid) and future (dashed)

Wind fieldNot recorded for this storm; HURDAT2 carries wind extents from 2004

County proximityCounties within 50 miles, lit at the hour of closest approach (brighter when closer)

Source: National Hurricane Center · HURDAT2. Positions every six hours, interpolated between fixes. Relief: Natural Earth. Times shown in UTC.

The storm

Peak strength: Category 1; 81 mph, 70 kt
Lowest pressure: 985 mb; Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles: 2; AZ
Counties within 100 miles: 2; AZ
Strongest near the U.S.: Tropical storm; Santa Cruz County, AZ, 0.0 mi, Aug 24, 1992
Landfalls recorded: 2; Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles

Pima County	AZ	0.0	Tropical storm	Aug 24, 1992
Santa Cruz County	AZ	0.0	Tropical storm	Aug 24, 1992

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.