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ArchivedPeak category 4
Typhoon Orson (1996)
Track & history
Peak wind
130 mph / 215 km/h
Min pressure
955 mb
Dates
–
Landfall
None
Storm history
Orson formed in the West Pacific in August 1996 and peaked as a Category 4 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 955 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 22 days.
Track data
Download CSV| Time UTC | Position | Strength | Wind | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-08-14 00:00 | 14.8°N 176.3°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-14 06:00 | 14.8°N 175.4°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-14 12:00 | 14.9°N 174.3°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-14 18:00 | 14.9°N 172.7°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-15 00:00 | 15.0°N 171.1°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-15 06:00 | 15.1°N 169.6°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-15 12:00 | 15.2°N 168.0°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-15 18:00 | 15.3°N 166.4°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
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| 1996-08-16 00:00 | 15.4°N 164.8°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-16 06:00 | 15.5°N 163.0°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-16 12:00 | 15.6°N 161.1°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-16 18:00 | 15.6°N 159.3°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-17 00:00 | 15.4°N 157.5°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-17 06:00 | 15.2°N 155.9°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-17 12:00 | 15.0°N 154.1°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-17 18:00 | 15.0°N 152.3°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-18 00:00 | 15.1°N 150.5°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-18 06:00 | 15.2°N 149.2°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-18 12:00 | 15.4°N 147.9°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-18 18:00 | 15.6°N 146.6°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-19 00:00 | 16.0°N 145.3°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-19 06:00 | 16.6°N 144.3°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-19 12:00 | 17.4°N 143.8°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-19 18:00 | 17.8°N 143.6°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-20 00:00 | 18.2°N 143.4°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-20 06:00 | 18.6°N 143.2°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-20 12:00 | 19.0°N 143.0°E | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1996-08-20 18:00 | 19.6°N 142.9°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | 1006 mb |
| 1996-08-21 00:00 | 20.4°N 142.8°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | 1008 mb |
| 1996-08-21 06:00 | 21.1°N 142.9°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | 1006 mb |
| 1996-08-21 12:00 | 21.6°N 142.9°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | 1006 mb |
| 1996-08-21 18:00 | 21.8°N 142.9°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | 1006 mb |
| 1996-08-22 00:00 | 22.1°N 142.9°E | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 1006 mb |
| 1996-08-22 06:00 | 22.5°N 142.8°E | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 1004 mb |
| 1996-08-22 12:00 | 22.8°N 142.7°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 1004 mb |
| 1996-08-22 18:00 | 23.1°N 142.5°E | TS | 45 mph / 75 km/h | 1002 mb |
| 1996-08-23 00:00 | 23.4°N 142.4°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 1000 mb |
| 1996-08-23 06:00 | 23.6°N 142.2°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 998 mb |
| 1996-08-23 12:00 | 23.7°N 142.3°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 998 mb |
| 1996-08-23 18:00 | 23.9°N 142.6°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 996 mb |
| 1996-08-24 00:00 | 24.0°N 143.1°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1996-08-24 06:00 | 24.2°N 143.8°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 985 mb |
| 1996-08-24 12:00 | 24.3°N 144.7°E | C1 | 85 mph / 140 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1996-08-24 18:00 | 24.3°N 145.5°E | C1 | 90 mph / 150 km/h | 975 mb |
| 1996-08-25 00:00 | 24.3°N 146.5°E | C3 | 115 mph / 185 km/h | 965 mb |
| 1996-08-25 06:00 | 24.7°N 147.4°E | C4 | 130 mph / 215 km/h | 960 mb |
| 1996-08-25 12:00 | 24.9°N 148.1°E | C4 | 130 mph / 215 km/h | 955 mb |
| 1996-08-25 18:00 | 25.2°N 148.9°E | C4 | 130 mph / 215 km/h | 955 mb |
| 1996-08-26 00:00 | 25.5°N 149.6°E | C4 | 130 mph / 215 km/h | 955 mb |
| 1996-08-26 06:00 | 25.8°N 150.2°E | C3 | 125 mph / 205 km/h | 955 mb |
| 1996-08-26 12:00 | 26.1°N 150.6°E | C3 | 120 mph / 195 km/h | 955 mb |
| 1996-08-26 18:00 | 26.3°N 151.0°E | C3 | 115 mph / 185 km/h | 955 mb |
| 1996-08-27 00:00 | 26.3°N 151.3°E | C2 | 110 mph / 175 km/h | 960 mb |
| 1996-08-27 06:00 | 26.3°N 151.6°E | C2 | 105 mph / 165 km/h | 960 mb |
| 1996-08-27 12:00 | 26.3°N 151.7°E | C2 | 105 mph / 165 km/h | 965 mb |
| 1996-08-27 18:00 | 26.2°N 151.8°E | C2 | 105 mph / 165 km/h | 965 mb |
| 1996-08-28 00:00 | 26.2°N 151.7°E | C2 | 100 mph / 155 km/h | 970 mb |
| 1996-08-28 06:00 | 26.4°N 151.5°E | C1 | 85 mph / 140 km/h | 975 mb |
| 1996-08-28 12:00 | 26.4°N 151.2°E | C1 | 85 mph / 140 km/h | 975 mb |
| 1996-08-28 18:00 | 26.4°N 150.7°E | C1 | 85 mph / 140 km/h | 975 mb |
| 1996-08-29 00:00 | 26.4°N 150.2°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1996-08-29 06:00 | 26.7°N 149.6°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 985 mb |
| 1996-08-29 12:00 | 27.0°N 148.9°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 985 mb |
| 1996-08-29 18:00 | 27.2°N 148.3°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1996-08-30 00:00 | 27.5°N 147.7°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1996-08-30 06:00 | 27.9°N 147.1°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1996-08-30 12:00 | 28.3°N 146.5°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1996-08-30 18:00 | 28.6°N 145.8°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1996-08-31 00:00 | 29.0°N 145.1°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1996-08-31 06:00 | 29.4°N 144.5°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 985 mb |
| 1996-08-31 12:00 | 29.8°N 143.9°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 985 mb |
| 1996-08-31 18:00 | 30.3°N 143.5°E | C1 | 90 mph / 150 km/h | 985 mb |
| 1996-09-01 00:00 | 30.9°N 143.3°E | C1 | 90 mph / 150 km/h | 985 mb |
| 1996-09-01 06:00 | 31.7°N 143.2°E | C1 | 90 mph / 150 km/h | 985 mb |
| 1996-09-01 12:00 | 32.7°N 143.9°E | C1 | 90 mph / 150 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1996-09-01 18:00 | 33.8°N 144.7°E | C1 | 85 mph / 140 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1996-09-02 00:00 | 35.1°N 145.7°E | C1 | 80 mph / 130 km/h | 992 mb |
| 1996-09-02 06:00 | 36.7°N 147.1°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 992 mb |
| 1996-09-02 12:00 | 38.5°N 149.1°E | TS | 70 mph / 110 km/h | 992 mb |
| 1996-09-02 18:00 | 40.0°N 151.4°E | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 992 mb |
| 1996-09-03 00:00 | 41.1°N 153.6°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 992 mb |
| 1996-09-03 06:00 | 42.1°N 156.6°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 992 mb |
| 1996-09-03 12:00 | 42.9°N 160.2°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 992 mb |
| 1996-09-03 18:00 | 43.6°N 164.2°E | TS | 45 mph / 75 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1996-09-04 00:00 | 43.7°N 168.6°E | TS | 45 mph / 75 km/h | 984 mb |
| 1996-09-04 06:00 | 44.1°N 172.4°E | TS | 45 mph / 75 km/h | 986 mb |
| 1996-09-04 12:00 | 44.5°N 176.8°E | TS | 45 mph / 75 km/h | 988 mb |
| 1996-09-04 18:00 | 45.7°N 178.4°W | TS | 45 mph / 75 km/h | — |
Typhoon Orson 1996 FAQ
Did Typhoon Orson 1996 make landfall?
No. The best track does not record a landfall for Orson; it stayed over water.
How strong did Orson get in 1996?
Orson peaked as a Category 4 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 955 mb.
When did Orson form and dissipate?
Orson was first tracked on Aug 14 1996 and last tracked on Sep 4 1996, about 22 days in all.