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Hester (1966, Western North Pacific)
Lowest pressure988 hPa
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Peak wind–10-min
Duration12.5 days1966-04-03 – 1966-04-15
Strength rank in 196624 / 35by lowest pressure
All-time rank1420 / 19431951–2025
Central pressure over time (hPa)
Compared with other 1966 storms (lowest pressure)
980 hPa
980 hPa
980 hPa
985 hPa
986 hPa
988 hPa
988 hPa
990 hPa
990 hPa
990 hPa
994 hPa
Bar length = depth below 1013 hPa (longer = stronger).
6-hourly track (UTC)
| Time | Lat | Lon | Wind kt | hPa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-04-03 06:00 | 7.0 | 166.0 | – | – |
| 1966-04-03 12:00 | 7.0 | 165.9 | – | – |
| 1966-04-03 18:00 | 7.0 | 165.8 | – | – |
| 1966-04-04 00:00 | 7.3 | 165.5 | – | – |
| 1966-04-04 06:00 | 7.7 | 164.9 | – | – |
| 1966-04-04 12:00 | 8.0 | 164.0 | – | – |
| 1966-04-04 18:00 | 8.0 | 162.5 | – | – |
| 1966-04-05 00:00 | 8.3 | 160.7 | – | – |
| 1966-04-05 06:00 | 9.1 | 159.2 | – | – |
| 1966-04-05 12:00 | 10.0 | 157.6 | – | – |
| 1966-04-05 18:00 | 10.6 | 156.1 | – | – |
| 1966-04-06 00:00 | 10.6 | 154.4 | – | – |
| 1966-04-06 06:00 | 10.6 | 152.6 | – | 1,000 |
| 1966-04-06 12:00 | 10.3 | 150.7 | – | 1,000 |
| 1966-04-06 18:00 | 8.6 | 148.4 | – | 1,000 |
| 1966-04-07 00:00 | 8.6 | 146.7 | – | 1,000 |
| 1966-04-07 06:00 | 9.2 | 144.7 | – | 1,000 |
| 1966-04-07 12:00 | 9.3 | 142.8 | – | 1,000 |
| 1966-04-07 18:00 | 9.5 | 141.0 | – | 1,000 |
| 1966-04-08 00:00 | 9.9 | 139.6 | – | 1,000 |
| 1966-04-08 06:00 | 10.5 | 138.5 | – | 998 |
| 1966-04-08 12:00 | 11.1 | 137.1 | – | 998 |
| 1966-04-08 18:00 | 11.1 | 135.5 | – | 996 |
| 1966-04-09 00:00 | 11.6 | 134.2 | – | 996 |
| 1966-04-09 06:00 | 12.5 | 133.2 | – | 994 |
| 1966-04-09 12:00 | 13.2 | 131.8 | – | 992 |
| 1966-04-09 18:00 | 13.7 | 130.8 | – | 990 |
| 1966-04-10 00:00 | 14.0 | 130.0 | – | 988 |
| 1966-04-10 06:00 | 14.5 | 129.4 | – | 988 |
| 1966-04-10 12:00 | 14.9 | 128.6 | – | 988 |
| 1966-04-10 18:00 | 15.3 | 127.8 | – | 988 |
| 1966-04-11 00:00 | 15.7 | 127.1 | – | 988 |
| 1966-04-11 06:00 | 16.1 | 126.6 | – | 988 |
| 1966-04-11 12:00 | 16.7 | 126.2 | – | 988 |
| 1966-04-11 18:00 | 17.3 | 125.8 | – | 988 |
| 1966-04-12 00:00 | 17.7 | 125.5 | – | 988 |
| 1966-04-12 06:00 | 17.8 | 125.4 | – | 988 |
| 1966-04-12 12:00 | 18.1 | 125.3 | – | 990 |
| 1966-04-12 18:00 | 18.4 | 125.3 | – | 990 |
| 1966-04-13 00:00 | 19.0 | 125.3 | – | 990 |
| 1966-04-13 06:00 | 19.5 | 125.4 | – | 994 |
| 1966-04-13 12:00 | 19.8 | 125.5 | – | 994 |
| 1966-04-13 18:00 | 20.1 | 125.5 | – | 994 |
| 1966-04-14 00:00 | 20.3 | 125.5 | – | 998 |
| 1966-04-14 06:00 | 20.6 | 125.5 | – | 998 |
| 1966-04-14 12:00 | 21.3 | 125.8 | – | 998 |
| 1966-04-14 18:00 | 22.2 | 126.8 | – | 1,000 |
| 1966-04-15 00:00 | 23.5 | 129.0 | – | 1,000 |
| 1966-04-15 06:00 | 24.5 | 131.3 | – | 1,000 |
| 1966-04-15 12:00 | 25.4 | 133.8 | – | 1,004 |
| 1966-04-15 18:00 | 26.5 | 136.5 | – | 1,006 |
Winds are RSMC Tokyo (JMA) 10-minute sustained winds and central pressure (winds recorded from 1977).