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1993 Pacific typhoon season

Every recorded track, mapped · 37 storms · 27 Feb 1993–1 Jan 1994

ACCUMULATED CYCLONE ENERGY247.9
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1993 Pacific typhoon season: every recorded storm trackRecorded tracks of all 37 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: 27 Feb–2 Mar, no US-agency windIrma: 9 Mar–19 Mar, peak 55 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 6 Apr–14 Apr, no US-agency windUnnamed: 19 Apr–23 Apr, peak 30 kt, Tropical depressionJack: 16 May–20 May, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormKoryn: 16 Jun–29 Jun, peak 130 kt, Category 4Unnamed: 17 Jun–19 Jun, peak 30 kt, Tropical depressionLewis: 7 Jul–13 Jul, peak 85 kt, Category 2Marian: 13 Jul–17 Jul, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormNathan: 19 Jul–25 Jul, peak 70 kt, Category 1Ofelia: 24 Jul–27 Jul, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormPercy: 27 Jul–30 Jul, peak 65 kt, Category 1Robyn: 1 Aug–11 Aug, peak 120 kt, Category 4Steve: 5 Aug–13 Aug, peak 65 kt, Category 1Tasha: 13 Aug–22 Aug, peak 80 kt, Category 1Vernon: 21 Aug–28 Aug, peak 80 kt, Category 1Winona: 22 Aug–29 Aug, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormYancy: 29 Aug–4 Sep, peak 130 kt, Category 4Zola: 5 Sep–9 Sep, peak 55 kt, Tropical stormAbe: 9 Sep–15 Sep, peak 110 kt, Category 3Becky: 13 Sep–18 Sep, peak 65 kt, Category 1Dot: 19 Sep–27 Sep, peak 80 kt, Category 1Cecil: 22 Sep–27 Sep, peak 100 kt, Category 3Ed: 30 Sep–8 Oct, peak 140 kt, Category 5Flo: 1 Oct–8 Oct, peak 70 kt, Category 1Gene: 7 Oct–10 Oct, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 11 Oct–13 Oct, peak 25 kt, Tropical depressionHattie: 19 Oct–25 Oct, peak 50 kt, Tropical stormIra: 27 Oct–5 Nov, peak 120 kt, Category 4Jeana: 4 Nov–13 Nov, peak 50 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 12 Nov–19 Nov, no US-agency windUnnamed: 13 Nov–19 Nov, no US-agency windKyle: 17 Nov–24 Nov, peak 95 kt, Category 2Unnamed: 27 Nov–5 Dec, no US-agency windLola: 1 Dec–9 Dec, peak 105 kt, Category 3Manny: 3 Dec–16 Dec, peak 120 kt, Category 4Nell: 20 Dec–1 Jan, peak 70 kt, Category 1

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Whole season

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5Post-tropical
Every storm of the 1993 Pacific typhoon season. Column headers sort the list.
Unnamed–—Unclassified—840
Irma–55Tropical storm9852,260
Unnamed–—Unclassified—1,500
Unnamed–30Tropical depression—2,620
Jack–35Tropical storm—1,570
Koryn–130Cat 49053,600
Unnamed–30Tropical depression—930
Lewis–85Cat 29752,240
Marian–45Tropical storm—1,580
Nathan–70Cat 19802,520
Ofelia–45Tropical storm9901,770
Percy–65Cat 19751,750
Robyn–120Cat 49404,600
Steve–65Cat 19802,160
Tasha–80Cat 19703,090
Vernon–80Cat 19653,590
Winona–45Tropical storm9902,080
Yancy–130Cat 49252,680
Zola–55Tropical storm9854,070
Abe–110Cat 39451,210
Becky–65Cat 19802,840
Dot–80Cat 19651,720
Cecil–100Cat 39504,090
Ed–140Cat 59153,640
Flo–70Cat 19704,550
Gene–35Tropical storm9983,050
Unnamed–25Tropical depression—1,560
Hattie–50Tropical storm9803,680
Ira–120Cat 49502,670
Jeana–50Tropical storm9922,870
Unnamed–—Unclassified—1,330
Unnamed–—Unclassified—1,560
Kyle–95Cat 29602,010
Unnamed–—Unclassified—2,180
Lola–105Cat 39554,110
Manny–120Cat 49554,310
Nell–70Cat 19753,040

37 storms with an IBTrACS 1993 typhoon season record. Tracks are the archived center positions, first observation 27 Feb 1993, last 1 Jan 1994.

Tropical storms29

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

Typhoons20

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 stormEd

140 kt · 161 mph / 259 km/h

Lowest pressure905 hPa

Koryn, 24 Jun 1993

Longest track record16 days

Koryn, full archive record

Storms without US-agency wind5

Mapped, but outside the counts above

QUICK ANSWERS

The 1993 season in brief

How many typhoons were there in the 1993 Pacific typhoon season?

The archive records 20 typhoons (one-minute winds of 64 kt or more) among 29 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 1993 Pacific typhoon season?

Ed, with a peak one-minute sustained wind of 140 kt (Category 5) on 4 Oct 1993, 12:00 UTC and a minimum central pressure of 915 hPa.

How many Category 5 storms were there in 1993?

1 storm in the 1993 Pacific typhoon season reached Category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale: Ed.

When did the 1993 Pacific typhoon season start and end?

The first tropical-stage observation is on 27 Feb 1993 and the last on 1 Jan 1994, from 37 tracked storms in the archive.

What was the first typhoon of the 1993 Pacific typhoon season?

Koryn, which reached typhoon strength (64 kt) on 22 Jun 1993, 18:00 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 1993 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