Storm history › West Pacific › 1997 season
Typhoon Nestor (1997)
Nestor was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1997 West Pacific season. It was tracked from June 1, 1997 to June 16, 1997, about 16 days, and covered 5,407 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 930 mb.
- Peak wind
- 160 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 930 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 16 days
- Track length
- 5,407 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 29.5
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 131st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Kong-Rey (2024), Typhoon Man-Yi (2024), Typhoon Saola (2023) and 79 more.
- Lowest pressure: 334th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Maysak (2020), Typhoon Damrey (2000), Typhoon Bart (1999) and 37 more.
- Energy: 6% of the 1997 West Pacific season's ACE.