Storm history › West Pacific › 1982 season
Typhoon Dot (1982)
Dot was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1982 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 8, 1982 to August 18, 1982, about 10 days, and covered 3,238 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 970 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 5 miles from Tainan, Taiwan.
- Peak wind
- 90 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 970 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 3,238 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 8.2
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Tainan, Taiwan | 5 mi (9 km) |
| Chaozhou, China | 5 mi (9 km) |
| Jieyang, China | 12 mi (19 km) |
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 13 mi (20 km) |
| Heyuan, China | 13 mi (20 km) |
| Hengyang, China | 25 mi (40 km) |
| Puning, China | 25 mi (41 km) |
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: 928th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Bang-Lang (2026), Typhoon Dujuan (2026), Typhoon Wipha (2025) and 66 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1982 West Pacific season's ACE.