Hurricane History Map

1989 Western North Pacific season

39 storms formed in the Western North Pacific basin in 1989, from 26 January 1989 to 29 December 1989.

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Years1989
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 1989 season in numbers

The record holds 39 storms for the 1989 Western North Pacific season, of which 30 had names.30 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 21 reached typhoon strength (category 1 or more) and 9 were major (category 3 or more). 5 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 39storms
  • 30tropical storm strength or more
  • 21typhoon strength or more
  • 9major (category 3 to 5)
  • 325accumulated 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 1989

  • Andy (1989)13 April 1989 to 25 April 1989, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 920 hPa
  • Gordon (1989)9 July 1989 to 19 July 1989, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 915 hPa
  • Elsie (1989)13 October 1989 to 22 October 1989, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 915 hPa
  • Gay (1989)31 October 1989 to 10 November 1989, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 970 hPa
  • Irma (1989)20 November 1989 to 5 December 1989, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 925 hPa

All 39 storms of 1989

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Andy Category 5
Brenda Category 1
Cecil Category 1
Dot Category 3
Ellis Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Faye Tropical storm
Gordon Category 5
Hope Tropical storm
Irving Tropical storm
Judy Category 2
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Ken:lola Tropical storm
Mac Category 1
Owen Category 1
Nancy Category 1
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Peggy Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Roger Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Sarah Category 4
Tip Tropical storm
Vera Tropical storm
Wayne Category 1
Colleen Category 1
Brian Category 1
Angela Category 4
Dan Category 1
Elsie Category 5
Forrest Category 2
Gay Category 5
Hunt Category 2
Irma Category 5
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Jack Category 4

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