Storm history › West Pacific › 1986 season
Typhoon Ben (1986)
Ben was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1986 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 16, 1986 to October 2, 1986, about 16 days, and covered 5,415 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 920 mb.
- Peak wind
- 140 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 920 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 16 days
- Track length
- 5,415 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 26.4
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 402nd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Lan (2023), Typhoon Koinu (2023), Typhoon Maysak (2020) and 61 more.
- Lowest pressure: 232nd lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Bilis (2000), Typhoon Rosie (1997), Typhoon Omar (1992) and 18 more.
- Energy: 8% of the 1986 West Pacific season's ACE.