Typhoon Sperry (1980)

Track & history

Peak wind

75 mph / 120 km/h

Min pressure

975 mb

Dates

Sep 12 – Sep 24

Landfall

None

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Storm history

Sperry formed in the West Pacific in September 1980 and peaked as a Category 1 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 975 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 12 days.

Track data

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Time UTC	Position	Strength	Wind	Pressure
1980-09-12 06:00	10.1°N 153.7°E	TD	15 mph / 30 km/h	—
1980-09-12 12:00	10.5°N 153.1°E	TD	15 mph / 30 km/h	—
1980-09-12 18:00	11.1°N 152.6°E	TD	25 mph / 35 km/h	—
1980-09-13 00:00	12.2°N 152.5°E	TD	25 mph / 35 km/h	—
1980-09-13 06:00	13.2°N 152.7°E	TD	25 mph / 35 km/h	—
1980-09-13 12:00	14.2°N 152.7°E	TD	25 mph / 35 km/h	—
1980-09-13 18:00	15.1°N 152.4°E	TD	25 mph / 35 km/h	—
1980-09-14 00:00	16.0°N 151.9°E	TD	30 mph / 45 km/h	—

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1980-09-14 06:00	17.2°N 151.1°E	TD	30 mph / 45 km/h	—
1980-09-14 12:00	18.4°N 150.2°E	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	1004 mb
1980-09-14 18:00	19.4°N 148.9°E	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	1000 mb
1980-09-15 00:00	20.0°N 147.4°E	TS	40 mph / 65 km/h	996 mb
1980-09-15 06:00	20.6°N 145.9°E	TS	45 mph / 75 km/h	994 mb
1980-09-15 12:00	21.1°N 144.3°E	TS	45 mph / 75 km/h	992 mb
1980-09-15 18:00	21.7°N 142.6°E	TS	45 mph / 75 km/h	992 mb
1980-09-16 00:00	22.2°N 141.1°E	TS	45 mph / 75 km/h	992 mb
1980-09-16 06:00	22.9°N 139.6°E	TS	45 mph / 75 km/h	992 mb
1980-09-16 12:00	23.6°N 138.3°E	TS	50 mph / 85 km/h	992 mb
1980-09-16 18:00	24.6°N 137.1°E	TS	60 mph / 95 km/h	990 mb
1980-09-17 00:00	25.7°N 136.4°E	TS	65 mph / 100 km/h	990 mb
1980-09-17 06:00	27.1°N 136.0°E	TS	65 mph / 100 km/h	990 mb
1980-09-17 12:00	28.4°N 136.1°E	TS	65 mph / 100 km/h	990 mb
1980-09-17 18:00	29.5°N 136.7°E	TS	65 mph / 100 km/h	990 mb
1980-09-18 00:00	30.2°N 137.7°E	TS	70 mph / 110 km/h	990 mb
1980-09-18 06:00	30.8°N 138.7°E	C1	75 mph / 120 km/h	990 mb
1980-09-18 12:00	31.0°N 139.9°E	C1	75 mph / 120 km/h	980 mb
1980-09-18 18:00	31.1°N 141.2°E	C1	75 mph / 120 km/h	975 mb
1980-09-19 00:00	31.3°N 142.4°E	C1	75 mph / 120 km/h	975 mb
1980-09-19 06:00	31.3°N 143.5°E	C1	75 mph / 120 km/h	975 mb
1980-09-19 12:00	31.2°N 144.7°E	C1	75 mph / 120 km/h	975 mb
1980-09-19 18:00	31.0°N 145.8°E	TS	70 mph / 110 km/h	980 mb
1980-09-20 00:00	30.7°N 146.7°E	TS	65 mph / 100 km/h	985 mb
1980-09-20 06:00	30.6°N 147.6°E	TS	60 mph / 95 km/h	985 mb
1980-09-20 12:00	31.1°N 148.2°E	TS	50 mph / 85 km/h	990 mb
1980-09-20 18:00	31.6°N 148.8°E	TS	50 mph / 85 km/h	994 mb
1980-09-21 00:00	32.2°N 149.3°E	TS	45 mph / 75 km/h	996 mb
1980-09-21 06:00	32.7°N 149.8°E	TS	45 mph / 75 km/h	998 mb
1980-09-21 12:00	33.2°N 150.3°E	TS	45 mph / 75 km/h	1000 mb
1980-09-21 18:00	33.6°N 150.9°E	TS	40 mph / 65 km/h	1002 mb
1980-09-22 00:00	33.7°N 151.3°E	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	1004 mb
1980-09-22 06:00	34.0°N 152.0°E	—	—	1008 mb
1980-09-22 12:00	36.0°N 155.0°E	—	—	1010 mb
1980-09-22 18:00	37.7°N 157.7°E	—	—	1012 mb
1980-09-23 00:00	39.0°N 161.0°E	—	—	1012 mb
1980-09-23 06:00	39.4°N 165.1°E	—	—	1012 mb
1980-09-23 12:00	39.8°N 168.5°E	—	—	1012 mb
1980-09-23 18:00	39.9°N 171.4°E	—	—	1012 mb
1980-09-24 00:00	41.0°N 175.0°E	—	—	1012 mb
1980-09-24 06:00	41.0°N 178.5°E	—	—	1012 mb

Typhoon Sperry 1980 FAQ

Did Typhoon Sperry 1980 make landfall?

No. The best track does not record a landfall for Sperry; it stayed over water.

How strong did Sperry get in 1980?

Sperry peaked as a Category 1 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 975 mb.

When did Sperry form and dissipate?

Sperry was first tracked on Sep 12 1980 and last tracked on Sep 24 1980, about 12 days in all.