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WESTERN PACIFIC · SEASON MAP

1985 Pacific typhoon season

Every recorded track, mapped · 36 storms · 6 Jan 1985–23 Dec 1985

ACCUMULATED CYCLONE ENERGY228.4
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1985 Pacific typhoon season: every recorded storm trackRecorded tracks of all 36 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 BengalFabian: 8 Jan–12 Jan, peak 55 kt, Tropical stormElsie: 6 Jan–11 Jan, peak 40 kt, Tropical stormFabian: 13 Jan–13 Jan, no US-agency windUnnamed: 20 Apr–25 Apr, no US-agency windGay: 20 May–25 May, peak 100 kt, Category 3Hal: 19 Jun–24 Jun, peak 100 kt, Category 3Unnamed: 14 Jun–22 Jun, peak 30 kt, Tropical depressionIrma: 24 Jun–1 Jul, peak 90 kt, Category 2Unnamed: 17 Jun–18 Jun, no US-agency windUnnamed: 29 Jun–1 Jul, no US-agency windUnnamed: 4 Jul–8 Jul, no US-agency windJeff: 21 Jul–2 Aug, peak 75 kt, Category 1Kit: 31 Jul–10 Aug, peak 85 kt, Category 2Lee: 10 Aug–14 Aug, peak 60 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 10 Aug–13 Aug, no US-agency windMamie: 15 Aug–19 Aug, peak 70 kt, Category 1Nelson: 16 Aug–24 Aug, peak 95 kt, Category 2Odessa: 23 Aug–2 Sep, peak 90 kt, Category 2Unnamed: 19 Aug–27 Aug, no US-agency windPat: 26 Aug–31 Aug, peak 95 kt, Category 2Ruby: 27 Aug–31 Aug, peak 55 kt, Tropical stormTess: 1 Sep–9 Sep, peak 75 kt, Category 1Skip: 30 Aug–7 Sep, peak 80 kt, Category 1Unnamed: 1 Sep–2 Sep, no US-agency windVal: 12 Sep–18 Sep, peak 50 kt, Tropical stormWinona: 19 Sep–23 Sep, peak 50 kt, Tropical stormBrendan: 29 Sep–5 Oct, peak 90 kt, Category 2Andy: 27 Sep–2 Oct, peak 70 kt, Category 1Cecil: 11 Oct–17 Oct, peak 100 kt, Category 3Unnamed: 10 Oct–11 Oct, no US-agency windDot: 12 Oct–22 Oct, peak 150 kt, Category 5Ellis: 14 Oct–20 Oct, peak 50 kt, Tropical stormFaye: 23 Oct–31 Oct, peak 100 kt, Category 3Gordon: 20 Nov–26 Nov, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormHope: 17 Dec–23 Dec, peak 100 kt, Category 3Irving: 16 Dec–22 Dec, peak 60 kt, Tropical storm

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Whole season

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5Post-tropical
Every storm of the 1985 Pacific typhoon season. Column headers sort the list.
Elsie–40Tropical storm10001,960
Fabian–55Tropical storm9901,900
Fabian–—Unclassified—30
Unnamed–—Unclassified—2,800
Gay–100Cat 39502,770
Unnamed–30Tropical depression990800
Unnamed–—Unclassified—650
Hal–100Cat 39603,520
Irma–90Cat 29605,380
Unnamed–—Unclassified—690
Unnamed–—Unclassified—1,890
Jeff–75Cat 19704,280
Kit–85Cat 29604,430
Unnamed–—Unclassified—920
Lee–60Tropical storm9752,410
Mamie–70Cat 19752,890
Nelson–95Cat 29502,350
Unnamed–—Unclassified—1,630
Odessa–90Cat 29553,120
Pat–95Cat 29553,120
Ruby–55Tropical storm9853,730
Skip–80Cat 19701,890
Tess–75Cat 19702,990
Unnamed–—Unclassified—1,620
Val–50Tropical storm9962,020
Winona–50Tropical storm9901,080
Andy–70Cat 19851,290
Brendan–90Cat 29554,690
Unnamed–—Unclassified—670
Cecil–100Cat 39602,930
Dot–150Cat 58953,690
Ellis–50Tropical storm9962,150
Faye–100Cat 39652,540
Gordon–45Tropical storm998950
Irving–60Tropical storm992890
Hope–100Cat 39502,670

36 storms with an IBTrACS 1985 typhoon season record. Tracks are the archived center positions, first observation 6 Jan 1985, last 23 Dec 1985.

Tropical storms26

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

Typhoons17

64 kt or more, one-minute sustained

Major (Category 3+)6

96 kt or more, Saffir–Simpson scale

Category 51

137 kt or more at any tropical-stage observation

Strongest stormDot

150 kt · 173 mph / 278 km/h

Lowest pressure895 hPa

Dot, 16 Oct 1985

Longest track record20.8 days

Irma, full archive record

Storms without US-agency wind9

Mapped, but outside the counts above

QUICK ANSWERS

The 1985 season in brief

How many typhoons were there in the 1985 Pacific typhoon season?

The archive records 17 typhoons (one-minute winds of 64 kt or more) among 26 tropical storms, with 6 major typhoons reaching 96 kt. Counts use US-agency winds during the tropical stage.

What was the strongest storm of the 1985 Pacific typhoon season?

Dot, with a peak one-minute sustained wind of 150 kt (Category 5) on 16 Oct 1985, 12:00 UTC and a minimum central pressure of 895 hPa.

How many Category 5 storms were there in 1985?

1 storm in the 1985 Pacific typhoon season reached Category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale: Dot.

When did the 1985 Pacific typhoon season start and end?

The first tropical-stage observation is on 6 Jan 1985 and the last on 23 Dec 1985, from 36 tracked storms in the archive.

What was the first typhoon of the 1985 Pacific typhoon season?

Gay, which reached typhoon strength (64 kt) on 23 May 1985, 00:00 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 1985 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