Storm history › West Pacific › 1985 season
Typhoon Jeff (1985)
Jeff was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1985 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 18, 1985 to August 3, 1985, about 17 days, and covered 4,905 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 970 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 3 miles from Shuangyashan, China.
- Peak wind
- 85 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 970 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 17 days
- Track length
- 4,905 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 11.2
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Shuangyashan, China | 3 mi (4 km) |
| Shaoxing, China | 5 mi (7 km) |
| Zhangjiagang, China | 5 mi (8 km) |
| Nantong, China | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Wuxi, China | 11 mi (17 km) |
| Changshu, China | 12 mi (19 km) |
| Suzhou, China | 12 mi (19 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1043rd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Chaba (2022), Typhoon Kulap (2022), Typhoon Nalgae (2022) and 97 more.
- Lowest pressure: 928th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Bang-Lang (2026), Typhoon Dujuan (2026), Typhoon Wipha (2025) and 66 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 1985 West Pacific season's ACE.