Storm history › West Pacific › 1996 season
Typhoon Orson (1996)
Orson was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1996 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 14, 1996 to September 4, 1996, about 22 days, and covered 6,344 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 955 mb.
- Peak wind
- 130 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 955 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 22 days
- Track length
- 6,344 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 27.2
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
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: 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.