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WESTERN PACIFIC · 1991 SEASON

Typhoon Yuri (1991)

Recorded track and intensity · 16 Nov 1991–3 Dec 1991

PEAK INTENSITYCategory 5
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YURI: complete recorded track, 16 Nov 1991–3 Dec 1991Recorded track from 16 Nov 1991 to 3 Dec 1991. Colors show the recorded wind category. The highlighted position follows the replay controls.JAPANPHILIPPINESTAIWANPacific Ocean16 Nov, 00:00 UTC17 Nov, 00:00 UTC18 Nov, 00:00 UTC19 Nov, 00:00 UTC20 Nov, 00:00 UTC21 Nov, 00:00 UTC22 Nov, 00:00 UTC23 Nov, 00:00 UTC24 Nov, 00:00 UTC25 Nov, 00:00 UTC26 Nov, 00:00 UTC27 Nov, 00:00 UTC28 Nov, 00:00 UTC29 Nov, 00:00 UTC30 Nov, 00:00 UTC1 Dec, 00:00 UTC2 Dec, 00:00 UTC3 Dec, 00:00 UTCPeak · Category 516 NOV3 DEC

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Wind speed & pressure

27 Nov, 06:00 UTC
Wind speed 150 ktPressure 895 hPa
0880809501601020kthPa16 Nov21 Nov27 Nov3 Dec

Forward speed & ACE

27 Nov, 06:00 UTC
Forward speed 17 ktCumulative ACE 15.25 10⁴ kt²
0025205040kt10⁴ kt²16 Nov21 Nov27 Nov3 Dec

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Forward speed measures the center’s motion. ACE accumulates squared one-minute winds at 00, 06, 12 and 18 UTC during tropical or subtropical stages at 34 kt or above. Missing measurements remain gaps.

Maximum sustained wind150 kt

173 mph / 278 km/h

Minimum recorded pressure895 hPa

27 Nov 1991 · tropical stage

Recorded track duration17.25 days

Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present

Approximate track distance9,470 km

Along the recorded center positions

STORM HISTORY

Track and intensity summary

Yuri is listed in the Western Pacific basin for the 1991 season. Its archived track begins on 16 Nov 1991, 00:00 UTC at 5.5°N, 171°E. The first observation lists sustained winds of 15 knots. These dates describe the available observations, which may include stages before and after the tropical cyclone phase.

The first Category 5 observation appears on 26 Nov 1991, 21:00 UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 150 knots (173 mph / 278 km/h), first recorded on 27 Nov 1991, 06:00 UTC at 11.6°N, 145.5°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 895 hPa on 27 Nov 1991, 00:00 UTC.

The full record spans 414 hours and approximately 9,470 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 41°N, 179°E on 3 Dec 1991, 06:00 UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on 1 Dec 1991, 15:00 UTC.

This summary is calculated from the NOAA IBTrACS archive. Category 5 describes the storm’s peak recorded wind intensity, not its intensity at landfall or the severity of impacts at any location. Landfall times, damage and casualties have not been independently reviewed for this page.

METHODOLOGY

Data sources and limitations

The map and summary are generated from NOAA’s IBTrACS v04r01 archive. Wind and category use US-agency records; minimum pressure is calculated during the tropical stage, with the archive’s pressure source retained. Category 5 refers to the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale; local agencies may use different classifications. Coastlines use Natural Earth’s 1:10m land data.

Track distance adds great-circle distances between consecutive observations, excluding gaps over 12 hours. This track has no gaps over 12 hours. The line shows the storm’s center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Converted wind speeds are rounded to the nearest whole unit.

Archive retrieved

NOAA IBTrACS archive · Field documentation

Sources & methodology

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