Storm history › West Pacific › 1996 season
Typhoon Gloria (1996)
Gloria was a Category 2 typhoon of the 1996 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 19, 1996 to July 28, 1996, about 10 days, and covered 2,441 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 965 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 0 miles from Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 965 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 typhoon
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 2,441 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 11.3
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 0 mi (0 km) |
| Longyan, China | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Tainan, Taiwan | 7 mi (11 km) |
| Ganzhou, China | 9 mi (14 km) |
| Yongzhou, China | 9 mi (14 km) |
| Xiamen, China | 11 mi (18 km) |
| Zhangzhou, China | 22 mi (35 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 781st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Ewiniar (2024), Typhoon Roke (2022), Typhoon Nesat (2022) and 101 more.
- Lowest pressure: 825th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Roke (2022), Typhoon Cempaka (2021), Typhoon Prapiroon (2000) and 67 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 1996 West Pacific season's ACE.