1990 Western Pacific typhoon season
Typhoon Page 1990
Typhoon Page developed slowly before becoming a powerful late-season storm in November 1990. A loop south of Guam preceded its westward passage into the Philippine Sea and eventual northeastward turn toward Japan.
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161 mph
Nov 27, 1990 during the tropical stage
Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present
Along the recorded center positions
STORM HISTORY
Slow development and a tropical loop
The archive follows Page's precursor from early November near the Marshall Islands. It remained weak while moving west for many days, then looped south of Guam before organizing into a tropical storm later in the month.
Page resumed a westward course across the Philippine Sea and strengthened rapidly. Its peak archived one-minute winds reached 140 kt on 26 November, east of the Philippines. A minimum pressure of 910 hPa followed early the next day.
A late-season turn toward Japan
Page turned north before reaching the Philippines, then accelerated northeast. Its winds weakened as it approached the waters south of Japan at the end of November. Later archived positions continue past Japan toward the northern Pacific through 3 December.
Further reading
QUICK ANSWERS
Page in brief
What was Typhoon Page's highest wind speed?
161 mph, the highest one-minute sustained wind in its tropical stage, recorded on Nov 26, 1990, 12:00 PM UTC.
What category was Typhoon Page?
Category 5 at its peak on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale, first reaching Category 5 on Nov 26, 1990, 12:00 PM UTC. Other agencies classify storms differently.
What was Typhoon Page's lowest pressure?
910 mb, the minimum central pressure recorded during its tropical stage, on Nov 27, 1990, 12:00 AM UTC.
When did Typhoon Page occur?
The archived track runs from Nov 5, 1990, 06:00 AM UTC to Dec 3, 1990, 12:00 PM UTC, with the tropical stage from Nov 20, 1990, 06:00 PM UTC to Nov 30, 1990, 06:00 AM UTC.
Where did Typhoon Page form?
In the Western Pacific basin, in the 1990 season. Its first archived position is 8°N, 167°E on Nov 5, 1990, 06:00 AM UTC.
Did Typhoon Page make landfall?
No archived position places Typhoon Page's center over land, but positions are six-hourly and a brief landfall can fall between them.
METHODOLOGY
Data sources and limitations
The map and summary are generated from NOAA's IBTrACS v04r01 archive. Wind and category use US-agency records; minimum pressure is calculated during the tropical stage, with the archive's pressure source retained. Category 5 refers to the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale; local agencies may use different classifications. Coastlines use Natural Earth's 1:10m land data.
Track distance adds great-circle distances between consecutive observations, excluding gaps over 12 hours. This track has no gaps over 12 hours. The line shows the storm's center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Converted wind speeds are rounded to the nearest whole unit.
Archive retrieved
NOAA IBTrACS archive and Field documentation
Sources & methodology