Storm history › West Pacific › 1998 season
Tropical Storm Penny (1998)
Penny was a tropical storm of the 1998 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 5, 1998 to August 12, 1998, about 7 days, and covered 1,828 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 985 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 3 miles from Yulin, China.
- Peak wind
- 70 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 1,828 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Yulin, China | 3 mi (4 km) |
| Guigang, China | 12 mi (20 km) |
| Maoming, China | 14 mi (23 km) |
| Xinyi, China | 22 mi (36 km) |
| Baise, China | 24 mi (39 km) |
| Wuchuan, China | 31 mi (50 km) |
| Laibin, China | 37 mi (60 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1326th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Mun (2025), Tropical Storm Prapiroon (2024), Tropical Storm Damrey (2023) and 94 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1319th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Cimaron (2024), Tropical Storm Talas (2022), Tropical Storm Nida (2021) and 103 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1998 West Pacific season's ACE.