Storm history › West Pacific › 1979 season
Typhoon Abby (1979)
Abby was a Category 3 typhoon of the 1979 West Pacific season. It was tracked from November 29, 1979 to December 15, 1979, about 17 days, and covered 5,063 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 950 mb.
- Peak wind
- 125 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 950 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 17 days
- Track length
- 5,063 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 18.4
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 524th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Ampil (2024), Typhoon Muifa (2022), Typhoon Banyan (2017) and 53 more.
- Lowest pressure: 576th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Jongdari (2018), Typhoon Amber (1997), Typhoon Zane (1996) and 54 more.
- Energy: 7% of the 1979 West Pacific season's ACE.