Storm history › West Pacific › 1986 season
Typhoon Kim (1986)
Kim was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1986 West Pacific season. It was tracked from November 26, 1986 to December 13, 1986, about 17 days, and covered 3,936 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 905 mb.
- Peak wind
- 155 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 905 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 17 days
- Track length
- 3,936 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 41.7
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 214th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Krathon (2024), Typhoon Nanmadol (2022), Typhoon Haishen (2020) and 40 more.
- Lowest pressure: 92nd lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Ivan (1997), Typhoon Joan (1997), Typhoon Koryn (1993) and 12 more.
- Energy: 13% of the 1986 West Pacific season's ACE.