Hurricane History Map

1980 Western North Pacific season

31 storms formed in the Western North Pacific basin in 1980, from 16 March 1980 to 24 December 1980.

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Years1980
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Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

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The 1980 season in numbers

The record holds 31 storms for the 1980 Western North Pacific season, of which 23 had names.23 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 14 reached typhoon strength (category 1 or more) and 8 were major (category 3 or more). 5 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 31storms
  • 23tropical storm strength or more
  • 14typhoon strength or more
  • 8major (category 3 to 5)
  • 230accumulated cyclone energy

Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the squared wind speed of every position of 34 knots or more, divided by 10,000. It is approximate here because the winds are 1-minute equivalents, and it is mostly useful for comparing seasons of one basin.

Strongest storms of 1980

  • Wynne (1980)2 October 1980 to 15 October 1980, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 890 hPa
  • Kim (1980)19 July 1980 to 27 July 1980, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 910 hPa
  • Percy (1980)13 September 1980 to 19 September 1980, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 915 hPa
  • Betty (1980)22 October 1980 to 8 November 1980, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 925 hPa
  • Ellen (1980)11 May 1980 to 25 May 1980, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 930 hPa

All 31 storms of 1980

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Carmen Tropical storm
Dom Category 2
Ellen Category 3
Forrest Tropical storm
Georgia Tropical storm
Herbert Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Ida Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Joe Category 3
Kim Category 4
Lex Category 1
Marge Category 3
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Norris Category 2
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Orchid Category 2
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Ruth Category 1
Sperry Category 1
Percy Category 4
Thelma Tropical storm
Vernon Category 3
Wynne Category 5
Alex Tropical storm
Betty Category 4
Cary Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Ed Tropical storm

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