Hurricane History Map

1987 Western North Pacific season

27 storms formed in the Western North Pacific basin in 1987, from 6 January 1987 to 20 December 1987.

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Years1987
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 1987 season in numbers

The record holds 27 storms for the 1987 Western North Pacific season, of which 22 had names.23 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 16 reached typhoon strength (category 1 or more) and 10 were major (category 3 or more). 3 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 27storms
  • 23tropical storm strength or more
  • 16typhoon strength or more
  • 10major (category 3 to 5)
  • 317accumulated 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 1987

  • Nina (1987)16 November 1987 to 30 November 1987, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 930 hPa
  • Betty (1987)7 August 1987 to 17 August 1987, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 890 hPa
  • Holly (1987)1 September 1987 to 18 September 1987, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 900 hPa
  • Lynn (1987)14 October 1987 to 28 October 1987, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 920 hPa
  • Thelma (1987)6 July 1987 to 18 July 1987, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 915 hPa

All 27 storms of 1987

StormPeak
Orchid Category 2
Percy Tropical storm
Ruth Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Sperry Category 1
Thelma Category 4
Vernon Category 1
Alex Category 1
Betty Category 5
Cary Category 2
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Dinah Category 4
Ed Tropical storm
Holly Category 5
Gerald Category 3
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Freda Category 4
Ian Category 3
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
June Tropical storm
Kelly Category 2
Lynn Category 5
Maury Tropical storm
Nina Category 5
Ogden Tropical storm
Phyllis Category 3

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