Storm history › West Pacific › 1983 season
Tropical Storm Ben (1983)
Ben was a tropical storm of the 1983 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 11, 1983 to August 15, 1983, about 4 days, and covered 1,262 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 985 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 11 miles from Hamamatsu, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 60 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 4 days
- Track length
- 1,262 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Hamamatsu, Japan | 11 mi (18 km) |
| Toyota, Japan | 34 mi (55 km) |
| Shizuoka, Japan | 35 mi (56 km) |
| Nagoya, Japan | 40 mi (64 km) |
| Yokosuka, Japan | 65 mi (105 km) |
| Fujisawa, Japan | 68 mi (109 km) |
| Kyoto, Japan | 71 mi (115 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1541st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Pakhar (2022), Tropical Storm Noul (2020), Tropical Storm Nangka (2020) and 117 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 1983 West Pacific season's ACE.