Storm history › West Pacific › 1996 season
Typhoon Tom (1996)
Tom was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1996 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 8, 1996 to September 22, 1996, about 14 days, and covered 3,968 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 965 mb.
- Peak wind
- 85 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 965 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 14 days
- Track length
- 3,968 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 11.3
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1043rd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Chaba (2022), Typhoon Kulap (2022), Typhoon Nalgae (2022) and 97 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.