Four storms have been named Mark since 1983: two in the West Pacific (1992 and 1995) and two in the Southern Hemisphere (1983 and 1992). The strongest, in 1995, peaked as a Category 2 typhoon with winds of 110 mph (175 km/h).
Mark formed in the West Pacific in August 1995 and peaked as a Category 2 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Typhoon Mark (1995): track and historyMark formed in the West Pacific in August 1992 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 990 mb. It made landfall near Huanggang, China. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Tropical Storm Mark (1992): track and historyMark formed in the Southern Hemisphere in January 1992 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm Mark (1992): track and historyMark formed in the Southern Hemisphere in January 1983 and peaked as a Category 1 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 955 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 14 days.
Cyclone Mark (1983): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark 1992 | Huanggang, China | 1992-08-19 00:00 | 40 mph / 65 km/h |
| Mark 1992 | 13.1°S 141.7°E | 1992-01-10 00:00 | 65 mph / 100 km/h |
Storms named Mark 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 Typhoon Mark in 1995, in the West Pacific. It formed on August 28, peaked at 110 mph (175 km/h) and lasted 6 days. It did not make landfall. Before that, the name was used in 1992 and 1983.
Typhoon Mark in 1995 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 2 typhoon with winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb. It formed in the West Pacific in August. The weakest of the four, in 1992, peaked at 60 mph (95 km/h).