Storm history › West Pacific › 1996 season
Typhoon Fern (1996)
Fern was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1996 West Pacific season. It was tracked from December 17, 1996 to December 30, 1996, about 13 days, and covered 2,732 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 975 mb.
- Peak wind
- 90 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 975 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 2,732 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 11.9
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 944th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Krosa (2025), Typhoon Bualoi (2025), Typhoon Koto (2025) and 95 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1034th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Koto (2025), Typhoon Saudel (2020), Tropical Storm Faxai (2007) and 70 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 1996 West Pacific season's ACE.