Storm history › West Pacific › 1982 season
Typhoon Mac (1982)
Mac was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1982 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 29, 1982 to October 12, 1982, about 14 days, and covered 3,591 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 895 mb.
- Peak wind
- 160 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 895 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 14 days
- Track length
- 3,591 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 31.0
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 131st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Kong-Rey (2024), Typhoon Man-Yi (2024), Typhoon Saola (2023) and 79 more.
- Lowest pressure: 30th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Wutip (2019), Typhoon Meranti (2016), Typhoon Haiyan (2013) and 13 more.
- Energy: 9% of the 1982 West Pacific season's ACE.