Storm history › West Pacific › 1988 season
Tropical Storm Bill (1988)
Bill was a tropical storm of the 1988 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 4, 1988 to August 9, 1988, about 5 days, and covered 1,409 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 2 miles from Xiangyang, China.
- Peak wind
- 50 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 1,409 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.9
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Xiangyang, China | 2 mi (4 km) |
| Shaoxing, China | 5 mi (8 km) |
| Hangzhou, China | 10 mi (16 km) |
| Suizhou, China | 10 mi (17 km) |
| Zaoyang, China | 12 mi (19 km) |
| Shangyu, China | 15 mi (24 km) |
| Xuancheng, China | 16 mi (26 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: 0% of the 1988 West Pacific season's ACE.