Hurricane History Map

1996 Western North Pacific season

42 storms formed in the Western North Pacific basin in 1996, from 31 January 1996 to 30 December 1996.

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Years1996
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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 1996 season in numbers

The record holds 42 storms for the 1996 Western North Pacific season, of which 29 had names.32 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 20 reached typhoon strength (category 1 or more) and 9 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 42storms
  • 32tropical storm strength or more
  • 20typhoon strength or more
  • 9major (category 3 to 5)
  • 371accumulated 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 1996

  • Eve (1996)10 July 1996 to 27 July 1996, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 940 hPa
  • Herb (1996)21 July 1996 to 4 August 1996, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 925 hPa
  • Sally (1996)2 September 1996 to 10 September 1996, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 940 hPa
  • Dale (1996)2 November 1996 to 14 November 1996, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 930 hPa
  • Violet (1996)9 September 1996 to 27 September 1996, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 935 hPa

All 42 storms of 1996

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Ann Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Bart Category 4
Cam Tropical storm
Dan Category 1
Eve Category 5
Frankie Category 2
Gloria Category 2
Herb Category 5
Joy Category 1
Ian Tropical storm
Kirk Category 2
Lisa Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Marty Tropical storm
Niki Category 2
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Orson Category 4
Piper Category 1
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Rick Tropical storm
Sally Category 5
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Tom Category 1
Violet Category 4
Willie Category 1
Zane Category 3
Abel:beth Category 2
Beth Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Carlo Category 3
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Dale Category 5
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Ernie Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Fern Category 1
Greg Tropical storm

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