Hurricane History Map

1985 Western North Pacific season

35 storms formed in the Western North Pacific basin in 1985, from 4 January 1985 to 25 December 1985.

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Years1985
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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 1985 season in numbers

The record holds 35 storms for the 1985 Western North Pacific season, of which 26 had names.25 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 16 reached typhoon strength (category 1 or more) and 6 were major (category 3 or more). 9 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 35storms
  • 25tropical storm strength or more
  • 16typhoon strength or more
  • 6major (category 3 to 5)
  • 226accumulated 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 1985

  • Dot (1985)11 October 1985 to 22 October 1985, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 895 hPa
  • Gay (1985)16 May 1985 to 28 May 1985, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 950 hPa
  • Hal (1985)11 June 1985 to 28 June 1985, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 960 hPa
  • Cecil (1985)8 October 1985 to 17 October 1985, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 960 hPa
  • Faye (1985)21 October 1985 to 1 November 1985, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 965 hPa

All 35 storms of 1985

StormPeak
Fabian Tropical storm
Elsie Tropical storm
Fabian Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Gay Category 3
Hal Category 3
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Irma Category 2
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Jeff Category 1
Kit Category 2
Lee Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Mamie Category 1
Nelson Category 2
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Odessa Category 2
Pat Category 2
Ruby Tropical storm
Tess Category 1
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Val Tropical storm
Winona Tropical storm
Brendan Category 2
Andy Category 1
Cecil Category 3
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Dot Category 5
Ellis Tropical storm
Faye Category 3
Gordon Tropical storm
Hope Category 3
Irving Tropical storm

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