Storm history › West Pacific › 1991 season
Typhoon Ruth (1991)
Ruth was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1991 West Pacific season. It was tracked from October 16, 1991 to November 3, 1991, about 18 days, and covered 5,463 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 165 mph (270 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 895 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 147 miles from Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
- Peak wind
- 165 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 895 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 18 days
- Track length
- 5,463 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 35.9
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 147 mi (236 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 109th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Yagi (2024), Typhoon Hinnamnor (2022), Typhoon Noru (2022) and 16 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 1991 West Pacific season's ACE.