Storm history › West Pacific › 1996 season
Typhoon Dale (1996)
Dale was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1996 West Pacific season. It was tracked from November 2, 1996 to November 14, 1996, about 12 days, and covered 4,978 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 930 mb.
- Peak wind
- 160 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 930 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 4,978 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 36.3
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 131st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Kong-Rey (2024), Typhoon Man-Yi (2024), Typhoon Saola (2023) and 79 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: 10% of the 1996 West Pacific season's ACE.