Storm history › West Pacific › 1992 season
Typhoon Janis (1992)
Janis was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1992 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 30, 1992 to August 13, 1992, about 15 days, and covered 5,713 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 935 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 3 miles from Kumamoto, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 130 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 935 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 15 days
- Track length
- 5,713 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 17.3
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kumamoto, Japan | 3 mi (4 km) |
| Kotō, Japan | 7 mi (11 km) |
| Hiroshima, Japan | 10 mi (17 km) |
| Kitakyushu, Japan | 28 mi (45 km) |
| Ōita, Japan | 33 mi (52 km) |
| Kagoshima, Japan | 33 mi (53 km) |
| Nagasaki, Japan | 37 mi (60 km) |
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: 395th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Halong (2025), Typhoon Shanshan (2024), Typhoon Violet (1996) and 23 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 1992 West Pacific season's ACE.