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ArchivedPeak category 2
Typhoon Kirk (1996)
Track & history
Peak wind
110 mph / 175 km/h
Min pressure
955 mb
Dates
–
Landfall
Kikuchi
Storm history
Kirk formed in the West Pacific in July 1996 and peaked as a Category 2 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 955 mb. It made 3 landfalls, first near Kikuchi, Japan and last near Murakami, Japan. The system was tracked for 22 days.
- 1996-08-14 03:00 UTCLandfall near Kikuchi, Japan · 105 mph / 165 km/h
- 1996-08-14 09:00 UTCLandfall near Aki-takata, Japan · 90 mph / 145 km/h
- 1996-08-15 00:00 UTCLandfall near Murakami, Japan · 65 mph / 100 km/h
Track data
Download CSV| Time UTC | Position | Strength | Wind | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-07-28 00:00 | 5.3°N 155.8°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1996-07-28 06:00 | 5.5°N 155.3°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1996-07-28 12:00 | 5.7°N 154.7°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1996-07-28 18:00 | 5.9°N 154.2°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1996-07-29 00:00 | 6.1°N 153.7°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1996-07-29 06:00 | 6.3°N 152.9°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1996-07-29 12:00 | 6.5°N 152.0°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1996-07-29 18:00 | 6.8°N 151.0°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
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| 1996-07-30 00:00 | 7.1°N 149.7°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-07-30 06:00 | 7.4°N 148.4°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1996-07-30 12:00 | 7.6°N 147.3°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1996-07-30 18:00 | 7.8°N 146.2°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1996-07-31 00:00 | 8.0°N 145.3°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1996-07-31 06:00 | 8.1°N 144.6°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1996-07-31 12:00 | 8.1°N 143.9°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-07-31 18:00 | 8.2°N 143.2°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-01 00:00 | 8.4°N 142.5°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-01 06:00 | 8.7°N 141.6°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-01 12:00 | 8.9°N 140.7°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-01 18:00 | 9.3°N 139.8°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-02 00:00 | 9.8°N 138.9°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-02 06:00 | 10.4°N 138.1°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-02 12:00 | 11.0°N 137.4°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-02 18:00 | 11.6°N 136.7°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-03 00:00 | 13.1°N 135.7°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-03 06:00 | 15.3°N 134.7°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-03 12:00 | 17.7°N 134.0°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-03 18:00 | 20.3°N 133.5°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | 1004 mb |
| 1996-08-04 00:00 | 22.9°N 132.3°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | 1004 mb |
| 1996-08-04 06:00 | 24.4°N 131.6°E | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 1002 mb |
| 1996-08-04 12:00 | 25.3°N 131.2°E | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 1002 mb |
| 1996-08-04 18:00 | 26.2°N 130.9°E | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 998 mb |
| 1996-08-05 00:00 | 26.8°N 130.7°E | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 998 mb |
| 1996-08-05 06:00 | 27.2°N 130.5°E | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 998 mb |
| 1996-08-05 12:00 | 27.6°N 130.4°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 996 mb |
| 1996-08-05 18:00 | 27.6°N 130.7°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 996 mb |
| 1996-08-06 00:00 | 27.5°N 131.1°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 994 mb |
| 1996-08-06 06:00 | 27.2°N 131.7°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 994 mb |
| 1996-08-06 12:00 | 26.8°N 132.2°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1996-08-06 18:00 | 26.4°N 132.7°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1996-08-07 00:00 | 26.0°N 133.1°E | TS | 70 mph / 110 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1996-08-07 06:00 | 25.6°N 133.6°E | TS | 70 mph / 110 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1996-08-07 12:00 | 25.3°N 133.8°E | TS | 70 mph / 110 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1996-08-07 18:00 | 25.1°N 134.0°E | TS | 70 mph / 110 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1996-08-08 00:00 | 24.9°N 134.1°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1996-08-08 06:00 | 24.9°N 134.0°E | C1 | 85 mph / 140 km/h | 985 mb |
| 1996-08-08 12:00 | 24.9°N 133.8°E | C1 | 90 mph / 150 km/h | 985 mb |
| 1996-08-08 18:00 | 25.0°N 133.5°E | C1 | 90 mph / 150 km/h | 985 mb |
| 1996-08-09 00:00 | 25.2°N 132.9°E | C1 | 90 mph / 150 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1996-08-09 06:00 | 25.3°N 132.2°E | C1 | 90 mph / 150 km/h | 975 mb |
| 1996-08-09 12:00 | 25.0°N 131.5°E | C1 | 90 mph / 150 km/h | 975 mb |
| 1996-08-09 18:00 | 24.7°N 131.0°E | C1 | 90 mph / 150 km/h | 975 mb |
| 1996-08-10 00:00 | 24.5°N 130.8°E | C1 | 90 mph / 150 km/h | 975 mb |
| 1996-08-10 06:00 | 24.4°N 130.7°E | C2 | 100 mph / 155 km/h | 970 mb |
| 1996-08-10 12:00 | 24.2°N 130.5°E | C2 | 100 mph / 155 km/h | 970 mb |
| 1996-08-10 18:00 | 24.1°N 130.4°E | C2 | 100 mph / 155 km/h | 970 mb |
| 1996-08-11 00:00 | 24.3°N 130.3°E | C2 | 100 mph / 155 km/h | 965 mb |
| 1996-08-11 06:00 | 24.8°N 130.3°E | C2 | 100 mph / 155 km/h | 965 mb |
| 1996-08-11 12:00 | 25.2°N 129.7°E | C2 | 100 mph / 155 km/h | 965 mb |
| 1996-08-11 18:00 | 25.5°N 129.0°E | C2 | 100 mph / 155 km/h | 965 mb |
| 1996-08-12 00:00 | 25.9°N 128.3°E | C2 | 105 mph / 165 km/h | 960 mb |
| 1996-08-12 06:00 | 26.3°N 127.9°E | C2 | 110 mph / 175 km/h | 960 mb |
| 1996-08-12 12:00 | 26.6°N 127.7°E | C2 | 110 mph / 175 km/h | 960 mb |
| 1996-08-12 18:00 | 27.2°N 127.5°E | C2 | 110 mph / 175 km/h | 960 mb |
| 1996-08-13 00:00 | 27.8°N 127.8°E | C2 | 110 mph / 175 km/h | 960 mb |
| 1996-08-13 06:00 | 28.6°N 128.2°E | C2 | 110 mph / 175 km/h | 960 mb |
| 1996-08-13 12:00 | 30.0°N 128.8°E | C2 | 110 mph / 175 km/h | 955 mb |
| 1996-08-13 18:00 | 31.1°N 129.3°E | C2 | 110 mph / 175 km/h | 955 mb |
| 1996-08-14 00:00 | 32.4°N 130.3°E | C2 | 110 mph / 175 km/h | 960 mb |
| 1996-08-14 06:00 | 33.9°N 131.7°E | C2 | 100 mph / 155 km/h | 970 mb |
| 1996-08-14 12:00 | 35.5°N 134.1°E | C1 | 80 mph / 130 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1996-08-14 18:00 | 37.1°N 136.4°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1996-08-15 00:00 | 38.5°N 139.5°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 985 mb |
| 1996-08-15 06:00 | 39.7°N 142.8°E | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 985 mb |
| 1996-08-15 12:00 | 40.9°N 145.0°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 985 mb |
| 1996-08-15 18:00 | 41.9°N 146.6°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 985 mb |
| 1996-08-16 00:00 | 43.4°N 150.0°E | TS | 45 mph / 75 km/h | 984 mb |
| 1996-08-16 06:00 | 44.3°N 152.6°E | TS | 45 mph / 75 km/h | 984 mb |
| 1996-08-16 12:00 | 44.2°N 156.2°E | TS | 45 mph / 75 km/h | 988 mb |
| 1996-08-16 18:00 | 45.0°N 158.0°E | — | — | 988 mb |
| 1996-08-17 00:00 | 46.0°N 160.0°E | — | — | 992 mb |
| 1996-08-17 06:00 | 47.0°N 163.0°E | — | — | 994 mb |
| 1996-08-17 12:00 | 48.0°N 166.0°E | — | — | 996 mb |
| 1996-08-17 18:00 | 50.0°N 169.0°E | — | — | 998 mb |
| 1996-08-18 00:00 | 51.0°N 172.0°E | — | — | 996 mb |
| 1996-08-18 06:00 | 54.0°N 174.0°E | — | — | 996 mb |
| 1996-08-18 12:00 | 56.0°N 176.0°E | — | — | 996 mb |
| 1996-08-18 18:00 | 58.0°N 179.0°W | — | — | — |
Typhoon Kirk 1996 FAQ
Did Typhoon Kirk 1996 make landfall?
Yes. Kirk made landfall near Kikuchi, Japan on Aug 14 1996, and near Aki-takata, Japan on Aug 14 1996, and near Murakami, Japan on Aug 15 1996, with sustained winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) at the first landfall.
How strong did Kirk get in 1996?
Kirk peaked as a Category 2 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 955 mb.
When did Kirk form and dissipate?
Kirk was first tracked on Jul 28 1996 and last tracked on Aug 18 1996, about 22 days in all.