Storm history › West Pacific › 1997 season
Typhoon Bing (1997)
Bing was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1997 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 24, 1997 to September 6, 1997, about 13 days, and covered 5,948 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 940 mb.
- Peak wind
- 155 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 940 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 5,948 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 23.0
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 214th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Krathon (2024), Typhoon Nanmadol (2022), Typhoon Haishen (2020) and 40 more.
- Lowest pressure: 439th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Merbok (2022), Typhoon Kulap (2022), Typhoon Kirogi (2000) and 62 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 1997 West Pacific season's ACE.