Storm history › West Pacific › 1980 season
Typhoon Lex (1980)
Lex was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1980 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 26, 1980 to August 13, 1980, about 18 days, and covered 4,466 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 960 mb.
- Peak wind
- 90 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 960 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 18 days
- Track length
- 4,466 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 14.7
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 944th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Krosa (2025), Typhoon Bualoi (2025), Typhoon Koto (2025) and 95 more.
- Lowest pressure: 728th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Prapiroon (2018), Typhoon Doksuri (2017), Tropical Storm Man-Yi (2013) and 65 more.
- Energy: 6% of the 1980 West Pacific season's ACE.