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1998 West Pacific typhoon season

The 1998 West Pacific season had 19 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 10 of them typhoons and 5 major (Category 3 or stronger). One reached Category 5: Zeb.

The first storm was tracked from July 6, 1998 and the last ended on December 22, 1998. The strongest by wind was Typhoon Zeb (1998), at 180 mph (285 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 133.5.

Storms
19
Typhoons
10
Major
5
Category 5
1
ACE
133.5
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongest
Unnamed tropical depression 1, 1998 West PacificJul 6 – Jul 1135 mph—Tropical depression
Tropical Storm NicholeJul 7 – Jul 1260 mph998 mbTropical storm
Unnamed tropical storm 3, 1998 West PacificJul 22 – Jul 2650 mph—Tropical storm
Typhoon OttoAug 1 – Aug 5115 mph970 mbCategory 3 typhoon
Tropical Storm PennyAug 5 – Aug 1270 mph985 mbTropical storm
Unnamed storm 6, 1998 West PacificAug 21 – Aug 23——Storm
Typhoon RexAug 22 – Sep 9130 mph955 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Unnamed tropical depression 8, 1998 West PacificAug 31 – Sep 635 mph—Tropical depression
Typhoon StellaSep 10 – Sep 1875 mph965 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Unnamed tropical depression 10, 1998 West PacificSep 11 – Sep 1430 mph—Tropical depression
Typhoon ToddSep 14 – Sep 20150 mph955 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Typhoon VickiSep 16 – Sep 24105 mph960 mbCategory 2 typhoon
Unnamed tropical depression 13, 1998 West PacificSep 16 – Sep 1935 mph—Tropical depression
Tropical Storm WaldoSep 18 – Sep 2150 mph994 mbTropical storm
Typhoon YanniSep 24 – Oct 290 mph965 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Unnamed tropical depression 16, 1998 West PacificOct 2 – Oct 635 mph—Tropical depression
Unnamed tropical depression 17, 1998 West PacificOct 4 – Oct 735 mph—Tropical depression
Unnamed tropical depression 18, 1998 West PacificOct 5 – Oct 735 mph—Tropical depression
Typhoon ZebOct 7 – Oct 20180 mph900 mbCategory 5 typhoon
Unnamed tropical storm 20, 1998 West PacificOct 10 – Oct 1260 mph—Tropical storm
Typhoon BabsOct 11 – Oct 30155 mph940 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Tropical Storm ChipNov 10 – Nov 1560 mph994 mbTropical storm
Unnamed typhoon 23, 1998 West PacificNov 16 – Nov 2385 mph984 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Tropical Storm DawnNov 16 – Nov 2050 mph998 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm ElvisNov 22 – Nov 2650 mph992 mbTropical storm
Typhoon FaithDec 7 – Dec 14105 mph970 mbCategory 2 typhoon
Tropical Storm GilDec 8 – Dec 1340 mph992 mbTropical storm
Unnamed tropical depression 28, 1998 West PacificDec 17 – Dec 1930 mph—Tropical depression
Unnamed tropical depression 29, 1998 West PacificDec 18 – Dec 2235 mph—Tropical depression