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WESTERN PACIFIC · SEASON MAP

1989 Pacific typhoon season

Every recorded track, mapped · 40 storms · 15 Jan 1989–29 Dec 1989

ACCUMULATED CYCLONE ENERGY326.6
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1989 Pacific typhoon season: every recorded storm trackRecorded tracks of all 40 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 BengalWinona: 15 Jan–22 Jan, peak 55 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 26 Jan–28 Jan, no US-agency windAndy: 13 Apr–25 Apr, peak 140 kt, Category 5Brenda: 14 May–21 May, peak 75 kt, Category 1Cecil: 21 May–26 May, peak 75 kt, Category 1Dot: 2 Jun–12 Jun, peak 100 kt, Category 3Ellis: 18 Jun–24 Jun, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 24 Jun–27 Jun, no US-agency windFaye: 5 Jul–11 Jul, peak 60 kt, Tropical stormGordon: 9 Jul–19 Jul, peak 140 kt, Category 5Hope: 13 Jul–23 Jul, peak 55 kt, Tropical stormIrving: 18 Jul–24 Jul, peak 55 kt, Tropical stormJudy: 20 Jul–29 Jul, peak 95 kt, Category 2Unnamed: 27 Jul–31 Jul, peak 30 kt, Tropical depressionKen:Lola: 28 Jul–7 Aug, peak 50 kt, Tropical stormMac: 30 Jul–8 Aug, peak 80 kt, Category 1Owen: 4 Aug–19 Aug, peak 75 kt, Category 1Nancy: 9 Aug–16 Aug, peak 75 kt, Category 1Unnamed: 10 Aug–10 Aug, no US-agency windPeggy: 14 Aug–19 Aug, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 16 Aug–19 Aug, peak 30 kt, Tropical depressionUnnamed: 18 Aug–22 Aug, no US-agency windUnnamed: 21 Aug–23 Aug, no US-agency windRoger: 22 Aug–28 Aug, peak 50 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 23 Aug–29 Aug, peak 30 kt, Tropical depressionSarah: 3 Sep–13 Sep, peak 125 kt, Category 4Tip: 7 Sep–14 Sep, peak 50 kt, Tropical stormVera: 11 Sep–16 Sep, peak 50 kt, Tropical stormWayne: 16 Sep–21 Sep, peak 65 kt, Category 1Colleen: 27 Sep–8 Oct, peak 80 kt, Category 1Angela: 28 Sep–11 Oct, peak 130 kt, Category 4Brian: 28 Sep–4 Oct, peak 80 kt, Category 1Dan: 6 Oct–14 Oct, peak 70 kt, Category 1Elsie: 13 Oct–22 Oct, peak 140 kt, Category 5Forrest: 18 Oct–29 Oct, peak 95 kt, Category 2Gay: 31 Oct–10 Nov, peak 140 kt, Category 5Hunt: 10 Nov–24 Nov, peak 90 kt, Category 2Irma: 20 Nov–5 Dec, peak 140 kt, Category 5Unnamed: 1 Dec–9 Dec, peak 30 kt, Tropical depressionJack: 20 Dec–29 Dec, peak 125 kt, Category 4

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Whole season

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5Post-tropical
Every storm of the 1989 Pacific typhoon season. Column headers sort the list.
Winona–55Tropical storm10003,460
Unnamed–—Unclassified—240
Andy–140Cat 59202,600
Brenda–75Cat 19701,970
Cecil–75Cat 1975820
Dot–100Cat 39552,670
Ellis–35Tropical storm9852,730
Unnamed–—Unclassified—480
Faye–60Tropical storm9801,540
Gordon–140Cat 59153,170
Hope–55Tropical storm9902,120
Irving–55Tropical storm9852,330
Judy–95Cat 29402,180
Unnamed–30Tropical depression—1,020
Ken:Lola–50Tropical storm9802,280
Mac–80Cat 19503,880
Owen–75Cat 19605,030
Nancy–75Cat 19652,970
Unnamed–—Unclassified—860
Peggy–35Tropical storm996890
Unnamed–30Tropical depression—510
Unnamed–—Unclassified—1,080
Unnamed–—Unclassified—1,010
Roger–50Tropical storm9753,480
Unnamed–30Tropical depression10021,470
Sarah–125Cat 49503,020
Tip–50Tropical storm9853,560
Vera–50Tropical storm9804,810
Wayne–65Cat 19702,400
Colleen–80Cat 19504,670
Angela–130Cat 49252,390
Brian–80Cat 19701,140
Dan–70Cat 19603,060
Elsie–140Cat 59151,960
Forrest–95Cat 29404,520
Gay–140Cat 59702,020
Hunt–90Cat 29602,430
Irma–140Cat 59253,760
Unnamed–30Tropical depression—1,720
Jack–125Cat 49251,330

40 storms with an IBTrACS 1989 typhoon season record. Tracks are the archived center positions, first observation 15 Jan 1989, last 29 Dec 1989.

Tropical storms31

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

Typhoons21

64 kt or more, one-minute sustained

Major (Category 3+)9

96 kt or more, Saffir–Simpson scale

Category 55

137 kt or more at any tropical-stage observation

Strongest stormAndy

140 kt · 161 mph / 259 km/h

Lowest pressure915 hPa

Gordon, 15 Jul 1989

Longest track record17.5 days

Owen, full archive record

Storms without US-agency wind5

Mapped, but outside the counts above

QUICK ANSWERS

The 1989 season in brief

How many typhoons were there in the 1989 Pacific typhoon season?

The archive records 21 typhoons (one-minute winds of 64 kt or more) among 31 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 1989 Pacific typhoon season?

Andy, with a peak one-minute sustained wind of 140 kt (Category 5) on 21 Apr 1989, 00:00 UTC and a minimum central pressure of 920 hPa.

How many Category 5 storms were there in 1989?

5 storms in the 1989 Pacific typhoon season reached Category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale: Andy, Gordon, Elsie, Gay, Irma.

When did the 1989 Pacific typhoon season start and end?

The first tropical-stage observation is on 15 Jan 1989 and the last on 29 Dec 1989, from 40 tracked storms in the archive.

What was the first typhoon of the 1989 Pacific typhoon season?

Andy, which reached typhoon strength (64 kt) on 19 Apr 1989, 09:00 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 1989 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