Storm history › West Pacific › 1985 season
Typhoon Gay (1985)
Gay was a Category 3 typhoon of the 1985 West Pacific season. It was tracked from May 16, 1985 to May 28, 1985, about 13 days, and covered 3,157 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 950 mb.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 950 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 3,157 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 9.7
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 624th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Vongfong (2020), Typhoon Bavi (2020), Typhoon Krosa (2019) and 100 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: 4% of the 1985 West Pacific season's ACE.