Four storms have been named Ruby since 1982: one in the Southern Hemisphere (2021) and three in the West Pacific (1982, 1985 and 1988). The strongest, in 1988, peaked as a Category 4 typhoon with winds of 145 mph (230 km/h).
Ruby formed in the Southern Hemisphere in December 2021 and peaked as a Category 1 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb. It made landfall near Poindimié, New Caledonia. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Cyclone Ruby (2021): track and historyRuby formed in the West Pacific in October 1988 and peaked as a Category 4 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 950 mb. It made 3 landfalls, first near Virac, Philippines and last near Wanning, China. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Typhoon Ruby (1988): track and historyRuby formed in the West Pacific in August 1985 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb. It made landfall near Kawasaki, Japan. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Tropical Storm Ruby (1985): track and historyRuby formed in the West Pacific in June 1982 and peaked as a Category 1 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 975 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Typhoon Ruby (1982): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby 2021 | Poindimié, New Caledonia | 2021-12-13 21:00 | 60 mph / 100 km/h |
| Ruby 1988 | Virac, Philippines | 1988-10-24 06:00 | 125 mph / 205 km/h |
| Ruby 1988 | Mabini, Philippines | 1988-10-24 21:00 | 120 mph / 195 km/h |
| Ruby 1988 | Wanning, China | 1988-10-28 06:00 | 40 mph / 65 km/h |
| Ruby 1985 | Kawasaki, Japan | 1985-08-30 15:00 | 50 mph / 85 km/h |
Storms named Ruby 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 Cyclone Ruby in 2021, in the Southern Hemisphere. It formed on December 8, peaked at 80 mph (130 km/h) and lasted 8 days. It made landfall near Poindimié, New Caledonia. Before that, the name was used in 1988, 1985 and 1982.
Typhoon Ruby in 1988 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 typhoon with winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 950 mb. It formed in the West Pacific in October and made landfall near Virac, Philippines. The weakest of the four, in 1985, peaked at 65 mph (100 km/h).