Hurricane History Map

1983 Western North Pacific season

27 storms formed in the Western North Pacific basin in 1983, from 16 June 1983 to 19 December 1983.

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Years1983
Ocean basin

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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 1983 season in numbers

The record holds 27 storms for the 1983 Western North Pacific season, of which 22 had names.22 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 11 reached typhoon strength (category 1 or more) and 5 were major (category 3 or more). 3 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 27storms
  • 22tropical storm strength or more
  • 11typhoon strength or more
  • 5major (category 3 to 5)
  • 200accumulated 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 1983

  • Forrest (1983)16 September 1983 to 30 September 1983, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 885 hPa
  • Abby (1983)31 July 1983 to 24 August 1983, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 895 hPa
  • Marge (1983)26 October 1983 to 8 November 1983, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 895 hPa
  • Wayne (1983)20 July 1983 to 26 July 1983, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 920 hPa
  • Orchid (1983)13 November 1983 to 27 November 1983, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 930 hPa

All 27 storms of 1983

StormPeak
Sarah Tropical storm
Vera Category 2
Tip Category 1
Wayne Category 4
Abby Category 5
Carmen Tropical storm
Ben Tropical storm
Dom Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Forrest Category 5
Georgia Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Herbert Tropical storm
Ida Category 1
Joe Category 1
Kim Tropical storm
Lex Category 1
Marge Category 5
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Norris Tropical storm
Orchid Category 4
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Percy Category 1
Ruth Tropical storm
Sperry Tropical storm
Thelma Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity

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