Storm history › West Pacific › 1992 season
Typhoon Elsie (1992)
Elsie was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1992 West Pacific season. It was tracked from October 27, 1992 to November 9, 1992, about 13 days, and covered 3,699 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 165 mph (270 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 915 mb.
- Peak wind
- 165 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 915 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 3,699 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 34.5
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 109th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Yagi (2024), Typhoon Hinnamnor (2022), Typhoon Noru (2022) and 16 more.
- Lowest pressure: 166th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Dolphin (2026), Typhoon Kong-Rey (2024), Typhoon Nock-Ten (2016) and 29 more.
- Energy: 10% of the 1992 West Pacific season's ACE.