Storm history › West Pacific › 1986 season
Typhoon Ken (1986)
Ken was a Category 2 typhoon of the 1986 West Pacific season. It was tracked from April 22, 1986 to May 3, 1986, about 11 days, and covered 1,639 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 980 mb.
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 typhoon
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 1,639 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 6.5
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 781st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Ewiniar (2024), Typhoon Roke (2022), Typhoon Nesat (2022) and 101 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1141st lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Peipah (2025), Typhoon Conson (2021), Typhoon Mekkhala (2020) and 115 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1986 West Pacific season's ACE.