Storm history › West Pacific › 1997 season
Typhoon Keith (1997)
Keith was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1997 West Pacific season. It was tracked from October 26, 1997 to November 9, 1997, about 14 days, and covered 4,882 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 180 mph (285 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 910 mb.
- Peak wind
- 180 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 910 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 14 days
- Track length
- 4,882 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 49.8
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 38th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Chanthu (2021), Typhoon Jebi (2018), Typhoon Mangkhut (2018) and 18 more.
- Lowest pressure: 121st lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Ragasa (2025), Typhoon Maria (2018), Typhoon Ewiniar (2006) and 30 more.
- Energy: 11% of the 1997 West Pacific season's ACE.