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WESTERN PACIFIC · SEASON MAP

1980 Pacific typhoon season

Every recorded track, mapped · 32 storms · 18 Mar 1980–21 Dec 1980

ACCUMULATED CYCLONE ENERGY235.9
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1980 Pacific typhoon season: every recorded storm trackRecorded tracks of all 32 storms, colored by the wind category at each observation. Hover or focus a storm in the table to highlight its track.UNITED STATESCANADAMEXICOAFRICAEUROPECHINAJAPANPHILIPPINESINDIAGulf of MexicoPacific OceanPhilippine SeaArabian SeaBay of BengalUnnamed: 18 Mar–29 Mar, peak 30 kt, Tropical depressionCarmen: 4 Apr–7 Apr, peak 60 kt, Tropical stormDom: 8 May–22 May, peak 90 kt, Category 2Ellen: 12 May–21 May, peak 110 kt, Category 3Forrest: 19 May–26 May, peak 55 kt, Tropical stormGeorgia: 20 May–25 May, peak 55 kt, Tropical stormHerbert: 22 Jun–29 Jun, peak 50 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 29 Jun–3 Jul, no US-agency windIda: 6 Jul–12 Jul, peak 60 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 15 Jul–19 Jul, peak 30 kt, Tropical depressionJoe: 17 Jul–23 Jul, peak 105 kt, Category 3Kim: 19 Jul–27 Jul, peak 130 kt, Category 4Lex: 29 Jul–8 Aug, peak 80 kt, Category 1Marge: 8 Aug–15 Aug, peak 110 kt, Category 3Unnamed: 15 Aug–19 Aug, no US-agency windNorris: 23 Aug–28 Aug, peak 90 kt, Category 2Unnamed: 27 Aug–29 Aug, no US-agency windUnnamed: 31 Aug–2 Sep, no US-agency windOrchid: 4 Sep–11 Sep, peak 85 kt, Category 2Unnamed: 3 Sep–5 Sep, no US-agency windRuth: 12 Sep–16 Sep, peak 65 kt, Category 1Sperry: 13 Sep–23 Sep, peak 65 kt, Category 1Percy: 13 Sep–19 Sep, peak 125 kt, Category 4Thelma: 26 Sep–30 Sep, peak 55 kt, Tropical stormVernon: 27 Sep–3 Oct, peak 105 kt, Category 3Wynne: 2 Oct–14 Oct, peak 150 kt, Category 5Alex: 10 Oct–13 Oct, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormBetty: 28 Oct–7 Nov, peak 125 kt, Category 4Cary: 27 Oct–2 Nov, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 13 Nov–15 Nov, no US-agency windDinah: 19 Nov–25 Nov, peak 100 kt, Category 3Ed: 15 Dec–21 Dec, peak 50 kt, Tropical storm

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Whole season

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5Post-tropical
Every storm of the 1980 Pacific typhoon season. Column headers sort the list.
Unnamed–30Tropical depression—2,680
Carmen–60Tropical storm9851,480*
Dom–90Cat 29603,220
Ellen–110Cat 39304,090
Forrest–55Tropical storm9923,810
Georgia–55Tropical storm9801,260
Herbert–50Tropical storm9902,650
Unnamed–—Unclassified—1,140
Ida–60Tropical storm9803,430
Unnamed–30Tropical depression—1,880
Joe–105Cat 39403,210
Kim–130Cat 49102,700
Lex–80Cat 19603,930
Marge–110Cat 39453,030
Unnamed–—Unclassified—2,550
Norris–90Cat 29452,740
Unnamed–—Unclassified—1,240
Unnamed–—Unclassified—450
Unnamed–—Unclassified—720
Orchid–85Cat 29604,680
Ruth–65Cat 19801,270
Sperry–65Cat 19754,010
Percy–125Cat 49151,200
Thelma–55Tropical storm9753,140
Vernon–105Cat 39353,420
Wynne–150Cat 58904,780
Alex–35Tropical storm9981,830
Cary–35Tropical storm9962,070
Betty–125Cat 49254,930
Unnamed–—Unclassified—910
Dinah–100Cat 39504,600
Ed–50Tropical storm9901,350

* Track has gaps over 12 hours, so its distance is partial.

32 storms with an IBTrACS 1980 typhoon season record. Tracks are the archived center positions, first observation 18 Mar 1980, last 21 Dec 1980.

Tropical storms24

Tropical-stage US-agency wind of 34 kt or more

Typhoons15

64 kt or more, one-minute sustained

Major (Category 3+)9

96 kt or more, Saffir–Simpson scale

Category 51

137 kt or more at any tropical-stage observation

Strongest stormWynne

150 kt · 173 mph / 278 km/h

Lowest pressure890 hPa

Wynne, 9 Oct 1980

Longest track record18.3 days

Lex, full archive record

Storms without US-agency wind6

Mapped, but outside the counts above

QUICK ANSWERS

The 1980 season in brief

How many typhoons were there in the 1980 Pacific typhoon season?

The archive records 15 typhoons (one-minute winds of 64 kt or more) among 24 tropical storms, with 9 major typhoons reaching 96 kt. Counts use US-agency winds during the tropical stage.

What was the strongest storm of the 1980 Pacific typhoon season?

Wynne, with a peak one-minute sustained wind of 150 kt (Category 5) on 9 Oct 1980, 06:00 UTC and a minimum central pressure of 890 hPa.

How many Category 5 storms were there in 1980?

1 storm in the 1980 Pacific typhoon season reached Category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale: Wynne.

When did the 1980 Pacific typhoon season start and end?

The first tropical-stage observation is on 18 Mar 1980 and the last on 21 Dec 1980, from 32 tracked storms in the archive.

What was the first typhoon of the 1980 Pacific typhoon season?

Dom, which reached typhoon strength (64 kt) on 12 May 1980, 06:00 UTC.

METHODOLOGY

Data sources and limitations

The map and totals are generated from NOAA’s IBTrACS v04r01 archive. A storm belongs to this page when the archive lists it in the Western Pacific basin for the 1980 season, so a December storm whose track ends in January stays with its season. Storms that cross between basins appear on the page of their archive basin only.

Counts use US-agency one-minute winds during the tropical stage: 34 kt for a tropical storm, 64 kt for typhoon strength and 96 kt for major intensity, on the Saffir–Simpson scale in every basin. Local agencies classify storms differently, and official season summaries can differ from the archive. Accumulated cyclone energy sums squared winds at six-hourly synoptic times, counting observations in the calendar year. Storms with no US-agency wind are mapped but cannot enter the counts.

The map frame is the same for every Western Pacific season, so a track that leaves it is cut at the edge. Lines show each storm’s center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Coastlines use Natural Earth’s 1:10m land data.

Archive retrieved

NOAA IBTrACS archive · Field documentation

Sources & methodology