Storm history › West Pacific › 1976 season
Tropical Storm Opal (1976)
Opal was a tropical storm of the 1976 West Pacific season. It was tracked from December 7, 1976 to December 10, 1976, about 3 days, and covered 723 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 996 mb.
- Peak wind
- 40 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 996 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 3 days
- Track length
- 723 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.4
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 1952nd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Nangka (2026), Tropical Storm Bailu (2025), Tropical Storm Jongdari (2024) and 74 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1766th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Sanba (2023), Tropical Storm Megi (2022), Tropical Storm Choi-Wan (2021) and 54 more.
- Energy: 0% of the 1976 West Pacific season's ACE.