Seven storms have been named Ken since 1982: four in the Southern Hemisphere (1983, 1992, 2004 and 2009) and three in the West Pacific (1982, 1986 and 1989). The strongest, in 1982, peaked as a Category 3 typhoon with winds of 125 mph (205 km/h).
Ken formed in the Southern Hemisphere in March 2009 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 978 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm Ken (2009): track and historyKen formed in the Southern Hemisphere in January 2004 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 997 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm Ken (2004): track and historyKen formed in the Southern Hemisphere in December 1992 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 990 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Tropical Storm Ken (1992): track and historyKen formed in the West Pacific in July 1989 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb. It made landfall near Putuo, China. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Tropical Storm Ken (1989): track and historyKen formed in the West Pacific in April 1986 and peaked as a Category 2 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 11 days.
Typhoon Ken (1986): track and historyKen formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February 1983 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Tropical Storm Ken (1983): track and historyKen formed in the West Pacific in September 1982 and peaked as a Category 3 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 940 mb. It made landfall near Uwajima, Japan. The system was tracked for 13 days.
Typhoon Ken (1982): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ken 1989 | Putuo, China | 1989-08-04 00:00 | 45 mph / 75 km/h |
| Ken 1983 | 15.6°S 124.6°E | 1983-03-02 09:00 | 65 mph / 100 km/h |
| Ken 1982 | Uwajima, Japan | 1982-09-24 18:00 | 75 mph / 120 km/h |
Storms named Ken appear in more than one ocean in our archive:
Each ocean region keeps its own name lists, drawn up by its own WMO regional committee (Tropical cyclone naming), so the same name can be given to unrelated storms in different oceans.
The most recent was Tropical Storm Ken in 2009, in the Southern Hemisphere. It formed on March 16, peaked at 60 mph (95 km/h) and lasted 5 days. It did not make landfall. Before that, the name was used in 2004, 1992, 1989, 1986, 1983 and 1982.
Typhoon Ken in 1982 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 3 typhoon with winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 940 mb. It formed in the West Pacific in September and made landfall near Uwajima, Japan. The weakest of the seven, in 2004, peaked at 40 mph (65 km/h).