Storm history › West Pacific › 1991 season
Typhoon Orchid (1991)
Orchid was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1991 West Pacific season. It was tracked from October 1, 1991 to October 15, 1991, about 15 days, and covered 5,074 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 930 mb.
- Peak wind
- 130 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 930 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 15 days
- Track length
- 5,074 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 24.4
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 469th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Saudel (2026), Typhoon Kalmaegi (2025), Typhoon Fung-Wong (2025) and 51 more.
- Lowest pressure: 334th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Maysak (2020), Typhoon Damrey (2000), Typhoon Bart (1999) and 37 more.
- Energy: 6% of the 1991 West Pacific season's ACE.