Storm history › West Pacific › 1985 season
Typhoon Pat (1985)
Pat was a Category 2 typhoon of the 1985 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 24, 1985 to September 2, 1985, about 10 days, and covered 3,567 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 955 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 11 miles from Fukuoka, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 110 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 955 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 typhoon
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 3,567 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 11.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Fukuoka, Japan | 11 mi (17 km) |
| Kagoshima, Japan | 14 mi (23 km) |
| Nagasaki, Japan | 16 mi (25 km) |
| Kitakyushu, Japan | 31 mi (50 km) |
| Kumamoto, Japan | 32 mi (51 km) |
| Kotō, Japan | 35 mi (56 km) |
| Sapporo, Japan | 60 mi (96 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 728th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Guchol (2023), Typhoon Tokage (2022), Typhoon In-Fa (2021) and 48 more.
- Lowest pressure: 656th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Bulbul / Matmo (2019), Typhoon Ketsana (2009), Typhoon Wukong (2000) and 46 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 1985 West Pacific season's ACE.