Typhoon Ken (1982)

Track & history

Peak wind

125 mph / 205 km/h

Min pressure

940 mb

Dates

Sep 14 – Sep 27

Landfall

Uwajima

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Storm history

Ken 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.

Track data

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Time UTC	Position	Strength	Wind	Pressure
1982-09-14 06:00	16.5°N 139.5°E	—	—	—
1982-09-14 12:00	16.5°N 139.5°E	—	—	—
1982-09-14 18:00	16.4°N 138.0°E	—	—	—
1982-09-15 00:00	16.6°N 136.4°E	—	—	1006 mb
1982-09-15 06:00	16.7°N 135.3°E	—	—	1006 mb
1982-09-15 12:00	17.0°N 134.5°E	—	—	1006 mb
1982-09-15 18:00	17.3°N 133.8°E	—	—	1004 mb
1982-09-16 00:00	17.5°N 133.1°E	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	1004 mb

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1982-09-16 06:00	17.7°N 132.4°E	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	1000 mb
1982-09-16 12:00	17.8°N 131.8°E	TS	40 mph / 65 km/h	996 mb
1982-09-16 18:00	18.1°N 131.1°E	TS	45 mph / 75 km/h	994 mb
1982-09-17 00:00	18.4°N 130.4°E	TS	50 mph / 85 km/h	990 mb
1982-09-17 06:00	18.7°N 130.0°E	TS	60 mph / 95 km/h	985 mb
1982-09-17 12:00	19.0°N 129.5°E	C1	75 mph / 120 km/h	970 mb
1982-09-17 18:00	19.2°N 129.0°E	C2	100 mph / 155 km/h	960 mb
1982-09-18 00:00	19.6°N 128.3°E	C2	105 mph / 165 km/h	945 mb
1982-09-18 06:00	19.9°N 127.6°E	C3	115 mph / 185 km/h	940 mb
1982-09-18 12:00	20.2°N 127.1°E	C3	115 mph / 185 km/h	940 mb
1982-09-18 18:00	20.5°N 126.5°E	C3	115 mph / 185 km/h	940 mb
1982-09-19 00:00	20.6°N 125.9°E	C3	125 mph / 205 km/h	950 mb
1982-09-19 06:00	20.6°N 125.3°E	C3	115 mph / 185 km/h	950 mb
1982-09-19 12:00	20.7°N 124.9°E	C3	115 mph / 185 km/h	945 mb
1982-09-19 18:00	20.7°N 124.6°E	C3	115 mph / 185 km/h	945 mb
1982-09-20 00:00	20.8°N 124.3°E	C3	115 mph / 185 km/h	940 mb
1982-09-20 06:00	20.9°N 124.2°E	C3	120 mph / 195 km/h	940 mb
1982-09-20 12:00	21.0°N 124.3°E	C3	120 mph / 195 km/h	940 mb
1982-09-20 18:00	21.1°N 124.4°E	C3	115 mph / 185 km/h	950 mb
1982-09-21 00:00	21.2°N 124.7°E	C2	110 mph / 175 km/h	955 mb
1982-09-21 06:00	21.3°N 124.8°E	C2	105 mph / 165 km/h	955 mb
1982-09-21 12:00	21.5°N 124.9°E	C2	100 mph / 155 km/h	955 mb
1982-09-21 18:00	21.8°N 124.9°E	C1	90 mph / 150 km/h	960 mb
1982-09-22 00:00	22.2°N 125.2°E	C1	85 mph / 140 km/h	965 mb
1982-09-22 06:00	22.6°N 125.7°E	C1	85 mph / 140 km/h	965 mb
1982-09-22 12:00	23.0°N 126.2°E	C1	85 mph / 140 km/h	965 mb
1982-09-22 18:00	23.5°N 126.8°E	C1	85 mph / 140 km/h	965 mb
1982-09-23 00:00	24.1°N 127.5°E	C1	75 mph / 120 km/h	965 mb
1982-09-23 06:00	24.8°N 128.3°E	C1	80 mph / 130 km/h	965 mb
1982-09-23 12:00	25.7°N 129.2°E	C1	80 mph / 130 km/h	965 mb
1982-09-23 18:00	26.7°N 130.1°E	C1	85 mph / 140 km/h	965 mb
1982-09-24 00:00	27.8°N 130.7°E	C1	90 mph / 150 km/h	970 mb
1982-09-24 06:00	29.2°N 131.4°E	C1	80 mph / 130 km/h	970 mb
1982-09-24 12:00	31.2°N 132.2°E	C1	80 mph / 130 km/h	970 mb
1982-09-24 18:00	33.2°N 132.6°E	C1	75 mph / 120 km/h	978 mb
1982-09-25 00:00	35.4°N 132.5°E	TS	50 mph / 85 km/h	990 mb
1982-09-25 06:00	36.9°N 132.6°E	—	—	992 mb
1982-09-25 12:00	37.9°N 133.2°E	—	—	994 mb
1982-09-25 18:00	38.5°N 134.2°E	—	—	996 mb
1982-09-26 00:00	39.3°N 135.3°E	—	—	996 mb
1982-09-26 06:00	40.6°N 137.3°E	—	—	998 mb
1982-09-26 12:00	42.5°N 140.1°E	—	—	998 mb
1982-09-26 18:00	45.0°N 144.0°E	—	—	996 mb
1982-09-27 00:00	48.0°N 150.0°E	—	—	996 mb

Typhoon Ken 1982 FAQ

Did Typhoon Ken 1982 make landfall?

Yes. Ken made landfall near Uwajima, Japan on Sep 24 1982, with sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) at the first landfall.

How strong did Ken get in 1982?

Ken peaked as a Category 3 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 940 mb.

When did Ken form and dissipate?

Ken was first tracked on Sep 14 1982 and last tracked on Sep 27 1982, about 13 days in all.