Storm history › West Pacific › 1979 season
Tropical Storm Roger (1979)
Roger was a tropical storm of the 1979 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 30, 1979 to October 10, 1979, about 11 days, and covered 4,106 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 985 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 85 miles from Yokosuka, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 50 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 4,106 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.3
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Yokosuka, Japan | 85 mi (137 km) |
| Chiba, Japan | 94 mi (151 km) |
| Fujisawa, Japan | 95 mi (152 km) |
| Yokohama, Japan | 95 mi (153 km) |
| Kawasaki, Japan | 99 mi (159 km) |
| Shizuoka, Japan | 100 mi (161 km) |
| Ōta, Japan | 101 mi (163 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1666th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Etau (2026), Tropical Storm Krovanh (2026), Tropical Storm Lingling (2025) and 136 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1319th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Cimaron (2024), Tropical Storm Talas (2022), Tropical Storm Nida (2021) and 103 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1979 West Pacific season's ACE.