Storm history › West Pacific › 1995 season
Typhoon Lois (1995)
Lois was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1995 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 21, 1995 to August 31, 1995, about 10 days, and covered 1,491 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 980 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 17 miles from Basuo, China.
- Peak wind
- 75 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 1,491 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 5.2
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Basuo, China | 17 mi (27 km) |
| Sanya, China | 23 mi (37 km) |
| Wanning, China | 28 mi (45 km) |
| Vientiane, Laos | 36 mi (57 km) |
| Vinh, Vietnam | 38 mi (61 km) |
| Thanh Hóa, Vietnam | 39 mi (63 km) |
| Qionghai, China | 59 mi (95 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: 1141st lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Peipah (2025), Typhoon Conson (2021), Typhoon Mekkhala (2020) and 115 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1995 West Pacific season's ACE.