Hurricane History Map

1986 Western North Pacific season

35 storms formed in the Western North Pacific basin in 1986, from 29 January 1986 to 3 January 1987.

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Years1986
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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 1986 season in numbers

The record holds 35 storms for the 1986 Western North Pacific season, of which 26 had names.29 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 18 reached typhoon strength (category 1 or more) and 8 were major (category 3 or more). 6 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 35storms
  • 29tropical storm strength or more
  • 18typhoon strength or more
  • 8major (category 3 to 5)
  • 334accumulated 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 1986

  • Lola (1986)14 May 1986 to 25 May 1986, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 910 hPa
  • Peggy (1986)28 June 1986 to 13 July 1986, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 900 hPa
  • Kim (1986)26 November 1986 to 13 December 1986, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 905 hPa
  • Ben (1986)16 September 1986 to 2 October 1986, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 920 hPa
  • Vera (1986)13 August 1986 to 2 September 1986, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 925 hPa

All 35 storms of 1986

StormPeak
Judy Category 2
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Ken Category 2
Lola Category 5
Mac Tropical storm
Nancy Category 1
Owen Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Peggy Category 5
Roger Category 2
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Sarah Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Tip Category 1
Vera Category 3
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Wayne Category 2
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Abby Category 2
Ben Category 4
Carmen Category 3
Dom Tropical storm
Ellen Category 1
Forrest Category 3
Georgia Tropical storm
Herbert Tropical storm
Ida Tropical storm
Joe Category 3
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Kim Category 4
Lex Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Marge Category 2
Norris Category 2

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