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1996 Pacific typhoon season

Every recorded track, mapped · 43 storms · 31 Jan 1996–29 Dec 1996

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1996 Pacific typhoon season: every recorded storm trackRecorded tracks of all 43 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: 31 Jan–1 Feb, no US-agency windUnnamed: 27 Feb–2 Mar, peak 30 kt, Tropical depressionAnn: 1 Apr–9 Apr, peak 40 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 25 Apr–26 Apr, no US-agency windBart: 8 May–18 May, peak 125 kt, Category 4Cam: 18 May–24 May, peak 60 kt, Tropical stormDan: 5 Jul–12 Jul, peak 75 kt, Category 1Eve: 13 Jul–24 Jul, peak 140 kt, Category 5Gloria: 21 Jul–28 Jul, peak 90 kt, Category 2Frankie: 20 Jul–25 Jul, peak 90 kt, Category 2Herb: 23 Jul–4 Aug, peak 140 kt, Category 5Joy: 30 Jul–6 Aug, peak 75 kt, Category 1Ian: 28 Jul–29 Jul, peak 40 kt, Tropical stormKirk: 3 Aug–15 Aug, peak 95 kt, Category 2Lisa: 4 Aug–9 Aug, peak 40 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 12 Aug–15 Aug, peak 30 kt, Tropical depressionMarty: 13 Aug–15 Aug, peak 50 kt, Tropical stormNiki: 17 Aug–23 Aug, peak 95 kt, Category 2Unnamed: 14 Aug–14 Aug, peak 30 kt, Tropical depressionOrson: 20 Aug–3 Sep, peak 115 kt, Category 4Piper: 23 Aug–26 Aug, peak 65 kt, Category 1Unnamed: 24 Aug–30 Aug, no US-agency windRick: 29 Aug–31 Aug, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormSally: 5 Sep–10 Sep, peak 140 kt, Category 5Unnamed: 10 Sep–13 Sep, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormTom: 12 Sep–20 Sep, peak 75 kt, Category 1Violet: 11 Sep–23 Sep, peak 130 kt, Category 4Willie: 15 Sep–23 Sep, peak 65 kt, Category 1Yates: 21 Sep–1 Oct, peak 130 kt, Category 4Zane: 23 Sep–3 Oct, peak 110 kt, Category 3Abel:Beth: 11 Oct–22 Oct, peak 90 kt, Category 2Beth: 11 Oct–15 Oct, peak 50 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 10 Oct–18 Oct, no US-agency windCarlo: 20 Oct–26 Oct, peak 105 kt, Category 3Unnamed: 24 Oct–31 Oct, no US-agency windUnnamed: 1 Nov–3 Nov, peak 40 kt, Tropical stormDale: 3 Nov–13 Nov, peak 140 kt, Category 5Unnamed: 4 Nov–11 Nov, no US-agency windErnie: 7 Nov–16 Nov, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 23 Nov–2 Dec, no US-agency windUnnamed: 12 Dec–21 Dec, no US-agency windFern: 21 Dec–29 Dec, peak 80 kt, Category 1Greg: 24 Dec–26 Dec, peak 45 kt, Tropical storm

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Whole season

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5Post-tropical
Every storm of the 1996 Pacific typhoon season. Column headers sort the list.
Unnamed–—Unclassified—80
Unnamed–30Tropical depression9981,070
Ann–40Tropical storm10002,200
Unnamed–—Unclassified—170
Bart–125Cat 49304,040
Cam–60Tropical storm9941,870
Dan–75Cat 19704,000
Eve–140Cat 59404,570
Frankie–90Cat 29751,090
Gloria–90Cat 29652,130
Herb–140Cat 59253,210
Ian–40Tropical storm—1,370
Joy–75Cat 19802,610
Kirk–95Cat 29555,990
Lisa–40Tropical storm9961,050
Unnamed–30Tropical depression—980
Marty–50Tropical storm—510
Unnamed–30Tropical depression—330*
Niki–95Cat 29703,500
Orson–115Cat 49555,420
Piper–65Cat 19962,640
Unnamed–—Unclassified—1,400
Rick–35Tropical storm—1,230
Sally–140Cat 59402,940
Unnamed–45Tropical storm—2,680
Violet–130Cat 49354,290
Tom–75Cat 19653,460
Willie–65Cat 19851,060
Yates–130Cat 49355,260
Zane–110Cat 39504,090
Unnamed–—Unclassified—1,710
Abel:Beth–90Cat 29753,450
Beth–50Tropical storm—1,720
Carlo–105Cat 39653,120
Unnamed–—Unclassified—1,880
Unnamed–40Tropical storm—1,230
Dale–140Cat 59304,360
Unnamed–—Unclassified—1,380
Ernie–45Tropical storm9922,350
Unnamed–—Unclassified—2,080
Unnamed–—Unclassified—820
Fern–80Cat 19752,400
Greg–45Tropical storm—1,050

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

43 storms with an IBTrACS 1996 typhoon season record. Tracks are the archived center positions, first observation 31 Jan 1996, last 29 Dec 1996.

Tropical storms32

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

Typhoons21

64 kt or more, one-minute sustained

Major (Category 3+)10

96 kt or more, Saffir–Simpson scale

Category 54

137 kt or more at any tropical-stage observation

Strongest stormEve

140 kt · 161 mph / 259 km/h

Lowest pressure925 hPa

Herb, 30 Jul 1996

Longest track record21.6 days

Kirk, full archive record

Storms without US-agency wind8

Mapped, but outside the counts above

QUICK ANSWERS

The 1996 season in brief

How many typhoons were there in the 1996 Pacific typhoon season?

The archive records 21 typhoons (one-minute winds of 64 kt or more) among 32 tropical storms, with 10 major typhoons reaching 96 kt. Counts use US-agency winds during the tropical stage.

What was the strongest storm of the 1996 Pacific typhoon season?

Eve, with a peak one-minute sustained wind of 140 kt (Category 5) on 16 Jul 1996, 00:00 UTC and a minimum central pressure of 940 hPa.

How many Category 5 storms were there in 1996?

4 storms in the 1996 Pacific typhoon season reached Category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale: Eve, Herb, Sally, Dale.

When did the 1996 Pacific typhoon season start and end?

The first tropical-stage observation is on 31 Jan 1996 and the last on 29 Dec 1996, from 43 tracked storms in the archive.

What was the first typhoon of the 1996 Pacific typhoon season?

Bart, which reached typhoon strength (64 kt) on 12 May 1996, 12:00 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 1996 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