Storm history › West Pacific › 1979 season
Tropical Storm Ken (1979)
Ken was a tropical storm of the 1979 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 30, 1979 to September 10, 1979, about 11 days, and covered 4,033 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 984 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 1 miles from Shinagawa, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 70 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 984 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 4,033 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.7
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Shinagawa, Japan | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Okayama, Japan | 7 mi (11 km) |
| Kanazawa, Japan | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Toyama, Japan | 10 mi (16 km) |
| Kurashiki, Japan | 11 mi (17 km) |
| Takamatsu, Japan | 13 mi (21 km) |
| Niigata, Japan | 18 mi (28 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1326th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Mun (2025), Tropical Storm Prapiroon (2024), Tropical Storm Damrey (2023) and 94 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1299th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Tapah (2025), Tropical Depression Wukong (2024), Typhoon Trami (2024) and 14 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1979 West Pacific season's ACE.