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1991 West Pacific typhoon season

The 1991 West Pacific season had 28 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 19 of them typhoons and 11 major (Category 3 or stronger). 3 reached Category 5: Walt, Ruth, Yuri.

The first storm was tracked from March 3, 1991 and the last ended on December 3, 1991. The strongest by wind was Typhoon Yuri (1991), at 175 mph (280 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 405.3.

Storms
28
Typhoons
19
Major
11
Category 5
3
ACE
405.3
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongest
Tropical Storm SharonMar 3 – Mar 1670 mph985 mbTropical storm
Typhoon TimMar 18 – Mar 2780 mph970 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Tropical Storm VanessaApr 20 – Apr 2850 mph994 mbTropical storm
Typhoon WaltMay 4 – May 18160 mph915 mbCategory 5 typhoon
Typhoon YunyaJun 11 – Jun 17120 mph950 mbCategory 3 typhoon
Unnamed storm 6, 1991 West PacificJun 14 – Jun 19——Storm
Typhoon ZekeJul 6 – Jul 1590 mph970 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Typhoon AmyJul 12 – Jul 20145 mph930 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Typhoon BrendanJul 15 – Jul 2580 mph980 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Typhoon CaitlinJul 18 – Jul 30110 mph940 mbCategory 2 typhoon
Storm BrendanJul 25 – Jul 28——Storm
Tropical Storm DougAug 7 – Aug 1140 mph—Tropical storm
Typhoon FredAug 8 – Aug 18110 mph960 mbCategory 2 typhoon
Typhoon EllieAug 8 – Aug 19100 mph960 mbCategory 2 typhoon
Unnamed tropical depression 15, 1991 West PacificAug 11 – Aug 1330 mph—Tropical depression
Typhoon GladysAug 13 – Aug 2475 mph965 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Unnamed tropical depression 17, 1991 West PacificAug 21 – Aug 3135 mph992 mbTropical depression
Tropical Storm HarryAug 27 – Sep 245 mph984 mbTropical storm
Typhoon IvyAug 31 – Sep 12130 mph935 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Tropical Storm JoelSep 1 – Sep 865 mph985 mbTropical storm
Typhoon KinnaSep 8 – Sep 16105 mph955 mbCategory 2 typhoon
Typhoon MireilleSep 13 – Oct 1150 mph925 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Tropical Storm LukeSep 13 – Sep 2165 mph972 mbTropical storm
Typhoon NatSep 14 – Oct 3125 mph950 mbCategory 3 typhoon
Typhoon PatOct 1 – Oct 14145 mph925 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Typhoon OrchidOct 1 – Oct 15130 mph930 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Typhoon RuthOct 16 – Nov 3165 mph895 mbCategory 5 typhoon
Typhoon SethOct 28 – Nov 15150 mph925 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Tropical Storm ThelmaOct 31 – Nov 850 mph992 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm VerneNov 3 – Nov 1365 mph980 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm WildaNov 12 – Nov 2050 mph992 mbTropical storm
Typhoon YuriNov 16 – Dec 3175 mph895 mbCategory 5 typhoon