Storm history › West Pacific › 1991 season
Typhoon Mireille (1991)
Mireille was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1991 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 13, 1991 to October 1, 1991, about 18 days, and covered 6,980 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 925 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 3 miles from Sapporo, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 150 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 925 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 18 days
- Track length
- 6,980 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 49.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Sapporo, Japan | 3 mi (5 km) |
| Fukuoka, Japan | 4 mi (7 km) |
| Kitakyushu, Japan | 13 mi (21 km) |
| Nagasaki, Japan | 14 mi (23 km) |
| Kumamoto, Japan | 50 mi (80 km) |
| Kotō, Japan | 54 mi (86 km) |
| Hiroshima, Japan | 57 mi (92 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 259th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Yinxing (2024), Typhoon Usagi (2024), Typhoon Doksuri (2023) and 68 more.
- Lowest pressure: 269th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Saomai (2000), Typhoon Shanshan (2000), Typhoon Ginger (1997) and 30 more.
- Energy: 12% of the 1991 West Pacific season's ACE.