Storm history › West Pacific › 1996 season
Typhoon Kirk (1996)
Kirk was a Category 2 typhoon of the 1996 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 28, 1996 to August 18, 1996, about 22 days, and covered 7,002 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 955 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 1 miles from Hiroshima, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 110 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 955 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 typhoon
- Duration
- 22 days
- Track length
- 7,002 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 24.1
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Hiroshima, Japan | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Kumamoto, Japan | 4 mi (6 km) |
| Kotō, Japan | 8 mi (12 km) |
| Ōita, Japan | 25 mi (41 km) |
| Niigata, Japan | 26 mi (41 km) |
| Fukuyama, Japan | 27 mi (44 km) |
| Nagasaki, Japan | 32 mi (51 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 728th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Guchol (2023), Typhoon Tokage (2022), Typhoon In-Fa (2021) and 48 more.
- Lowest pressure: 656th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Bulbul / Matmo (2019), Typhoon Ketsana (2009), Typhoon Wukong (2000) and 46 more.
- Energy: 7% of the 1996 West Pacific season's ACE.