Storm history › West Pacific › 1991 season
Typhoon Gladys (1991)
Gladys was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1991 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 13, 1991 to August 24, 1991, about 11 days, and covered 2,889 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 965 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 1 miles from Masan, South Korea.
- Peak wind
- 75 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 965 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 2,889 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 7.6
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Masan, South Korea | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Gwangju, South Korea | 5 mi (8 km) |
| Jeonju, South Korea | 50 mi (81 km) |
| Nagasaki, Japan | 58 mi (94 km) |
| Rizhao, China | 62 mi (99 km) |
| Qingdao, China | 74 mi (118 km) |
| Kagoshima, Japan | 74 mi (118 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1228th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Trami (2024), Typhoon Ma-On (2022), Typhoon Champi (2021) and 91 more.
- Lowest pressure: 825th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Roke (2022), Typhoon Cempaka (2021), Typhoon Prapiroon (2000) and 67 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1991 West Pacific season's ACE.