92Storms
Tropical storms and hurricanes of 1986
92 tropical storms formed worldwide in 1986: 48 became hurricanes, typhoons or cyclones and 16 reached category 3 or more. The strongest was Typhoon Lola, with winds of 278 km/h.
92Storms
48Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones
16Category 3 or more
720.5Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE)
C5 · category 5C4 · category 4C3 · category 3C2 · category 2C1 · category 1TS · tropical stormTD · tropical depression
The strongest storms
C5Typhoon Lola278 km/h · Western PacificC5Typhoon Peggy259 km/h · Western PacificC4Typhoon Kim250 km/h · Western PacificC4Hurricane Roslyn232 km/h · Eastern PacificC4Typhoon Ben222 km/h · Western PacificC4Hurricane Estelle213 km/h · Eastern PacificC4Hurricane Javier213 km/h · Eastern PacificC4Cyclone Erinesta213 km/h · South Indian Ocean
By ocean basin
Western Pacific29 · 18 · 8
South Indian Ocean23 · 9 · 5
Eastern Pacific17 · 10 · 3
South Pacific14 · 7 · 0
North Atlantic6 · 4 · 0
North Indian Ocean3 · 0 · 0
Storms · Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones · Category 3 or more — ACE
Every storm of the year
| Formed | Storms | Peak wind | Lowest pressure | Landfalls | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan – 10 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm BerobiaSouth Indian Ocean | 93 km/h | 984 hPa | Mozambique |
| 6 Jan – 11 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm of 6 January 1986North Indian Ocean | 83 km/h | – | – |
| 7 Jan – 19 Jan | C3 | Cyclone DelifinaSouth Indian Ocean | 204 km/h | 976 hPa | – |
| 7 Jan – 13 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm OpheliaSouth Indian Ocean | 74 km/h | 986 hPa | – |
| 7 Jan – 19 Jan | C1 | Cyclone CostaSouth Indian Ocean | 130 km/h | 976 hPa | – |
| 11 Jan – 14 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm of 11 January 1986South Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | – | – |
| 17 Jan – 24 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm HectorSouth Indian Ocean | 83 km/h | 982 hPa | Australia |
| 18 Jan – 22 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm PanchoSouth Indian Ocean | 102 km/h | 976 hPa | – |
| 21 Jan – 25 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm VernonSouth Pacific | 83 km/h | 990 hPa | Australia |
| 27 Jan – 5 Feb | C2 | Cyclone WinifredSouth Pacific | 167 km/h | 957 hPa | Australia |
| 29 Jan – 6 Feb | C2 | Typhoon JudyWestern Pacific | 157 km/h | 970 hPa | – |
| 29 Jan – 11 Feb | C4 | Cyclone ErinestaSouth Indian Ocean | 213 km/h | 927 hPa | – |
| 5 Feb – 16 Feb | C1 | Cyclone ImaSouth Pacific | 139 km/h | 940 hPa | – |
| 5 Feb – 10 Feb | TS | Tropical Storm JuneSouth Pacific | 102 km/h | 980 hPa | – |
| 5 Feb – 12 Feb | TS | Tropical Storm FilomenaSouth Indian Ocean | 102 km/h | 991 hPa | – |
| 7 Feb – 14 Feb | TS | Tropical Storm KeliSouth Pacific | 83 km/h | 987 hPa | – |
| 17 Feb – 22 Feb | TS | Tropical Storm RhondaSouth Indian Ocean | 93 km/h | 968 hPa | Australia |
| 18 Feb – 25 Feb | C2 | Cyclone GistaSouth Indian Ocean | 157 km/h | 976 hPa | – |
| 21 Feb – 26 Feb | TS | Tropical Storm SelwynSouth Indian Ocean | 93 km/h | 980 hPa | – |
| 25 Feb – 1 Mar | TS | Tropical Storm TiffanySouth Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | 984 hPa | – |
| 1 Mar – 11 Mar | TS | Tropical Storm LusiSouth Pacific | 83 km/h | 990 hPa | – |
| 2 Mar – 9 Mar | C3 | Cyclone VictorSouth Indian Ocean | 194 km/h | 930 hPa | – |
| 2 Mar – 11 Mar | TS | Tropical Storm AlfredSouth Pacific | 83 km/h | 990 hPa | – |
| 7 Mar – 23 Mar | C3 | Cyclone HonorininaSouth Indian Ocean | 204 km/h | 941 hPa | Madagascar |
| 11 Mar – 18 Mar | TS | Tropical Storm IarimaSouth Indian Ocean | 67 km/h | 991 hPa | – |
| 25 Mar – 5 Apr | C3 | Cyclone JefotraSouth Indian Ocean | 194 km/h | 954 hPa | – |
| 4 Apr – 14 Apr | C1 | Cyclone Alison:krisostomaSouth Indian Ocean | 139 km/h | 974 hPa | – |
| 9 Apr – 15 Apr | C1 | Cyclone MartinSouth Pacific | 139 km/h | 970 hPa | Fiji |
| 12 Apr – 13 Apr | TD | Tropical Depression KrisostomaSouth Indian Ocean | – | – | – |
| 21 Apr – 27 Apr | C1 | Cyclone ManuSouth Pacific | 130 km/h | 970 hPa | Australia |
| 22 Apr – 3 May | C2 | Typhoon KenWestern Pacific | 167 km/h | 980 hPa | – |
| 4 May – 15 May | C2 | Cyclone Billy:lilaSouth Indian Ocean | 176 km/h | 950 hPa | Australia |
| 8 May – 9 May | TD | Tropical Depression LilaSouth Indian Ocean | – | – | – |
| 10 May – 13 May | TD | Tropical Depression LilaSouth Indian Ocean | – | – | – |
| 14 May – 25 May | C5 | Typhoon LolaWestern Pacific | 278 km/h | 910 hPa | – |
| 15 May – 23 May | C1 | Cyclone NamuSouth Pacific | 148 km/h | 955 hPa | Solomon Islands |
| 16 May – 30 May | TS | Tropical Storm MacWestern Pacific | 83 km/h | 992 hPa | China |
| 22 May – 29 May | C1 | Hurricane AgathaEastern Pacific | 120 km/h | – | – |
| 5 Jun – 8 Jun | TS | Tropical Storm AndrewNorth Atlantic | 83 km/h | 999 hPa | – |
| 17 Jun – 19 Jun | TS | Tropical Storm BlasEastern Pacific | 65 km/h | – | – |
| 18 Jun – 27 Jun | C1 | Typhoon NancyWestern Pacific | 148 km/h | 955 hPa | Japan, Taiwan |
| 21 Jun – 6 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm OwenWestern Pacific | 93 km/h | 985 hPa | – |
| 23 Jun – 28 Jun | C1 | Hurricane BonnieNorth Atlantic | 139 km/h | 990 hPa | United States |
| 24 Jun – 30 Jun | C1 | Hurricane CeliaEastern Pacific | 139 km/h | – | – |
| 28 Jun – 13 Jul | C5 | Typhoon PeggyWestern Pacific | 259 km/h | 900 hPa | China, Philippines |
| 3 Jul – 7 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm DarbyEastern Pacific | 65 km/h | – | – |
| 9 Jul – 18 Jul | C2 | Typhoon RogerWestern Pacific | 157 km/h | 955 hPa | – |
| 16 Jul – 26 Jul | C4 | Hurricane EstelleEastern Pacific | 213 km/h | – | – |
| 19 Jul – 24 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm of 19 July 1986Western Pacific | 65 km/h | 996 hPa | China |
| 24 Jul – 3 Aug | C1 | Hurricane FrankEastern Pacific | 139 km/h | – | – |
| 28 Jul – 9 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm SarahWestern Pacific | 102 km/h | 980 hPa | – |
| 30 Jul – 3 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm of 30 July 1986South Indian Ocean | 83 km/h | – | – |
| 2 Aug – 16 Aug | C1 | Hurricane GeorgetteEastern Pacific | 120 km/h | 970 hPa | – |
| 9 Aug – 28 Aug | C1 | Typhoon TipWestern Pacific | 148 km/h | 965 hPa | – |
| 13 Aug – 2 Sept | C3 | Typhoon VeraWestern Pacific | 204 km/h | 925 hPa | South Korea, Russia |
| 13 Aug – 30 Aug | C1 | Hurricane CharleyNorth Atlantic | 130 km/h | 980 hPa | United Kingdom, United States |
| 16 Aug – 7 Sept | C2 | Typhoon WayneWestern Pacific | 167 km/h | 955 hPa | Taiwan, Vietnam |
| 16 Aug – 18 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm HowardEastern Pacific | 65 km/h | – | – |
| 16 Aug – 17 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm of 16 August 1986Western Pacific | 74 km/h | – | – |
| 19 Aug – 24 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm IsisEastern Pacific | 83 km/h | – | – |
| 20 Aug – 31 Aug | C4 | Hurricane JavierEastern Pacific | 213 km/h | – | – |
| 28 Aug – 7 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm of 28 August 1986Western Pacific | 65 km/h | 992 hPa | Japan |
| 28 Aug – 3 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm KayEastern Pacific | 74 km/h | – | – |
| 7 Sept – 10 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm DanielleNorth Atlantic | 93 km/h | 1000 hPa | – |
| 9 Sept – 24 Sept | C2 | Typhoon AbbyWestern Pacific | 176 km/h | 945 hPa | South Korea, Russia, Taiwan |
| 10 Sept – 20 Sept | C2 | Hurricane EarlNorth Atlantic | 167 km/h | 979 hPa | – |
| 13 Sept – 17 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm LesterEastern Pacific | 83 km/h | – | – |
| 15 Sept – 22 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm MadelineEastern Pacific | 111 km/h | – | – |
| 16 Sept – 2 Oct | C4 | Typhoon BenWestern Pacific | 222 km/h | 920 hPa | – |
| 18 Sept – 24 Sept | C1 | Hurricane NewtonEastern Pacific | 139 km/h | – | Mexico |
| 21 Sept – 25 Sept | C1 | Hurricane OrleneEastern Pacific | 130 km/h | – | – |
| 27 Sept – 11 Oct | C3 | Typhoon CarmenWestern Pacific | 185 km/h | 940 hPa | – |
| 28 Sept – 2 Oct | C2 | Hurricane PaineEastern Pacific | 157 km/h | – | Mexico |
| 2 Oct – 12 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm DomWestern Pacific | 83 km/h | 996 hPa | Philippines, Vietnam |
| 3 Oct – 20 Oct | C1 | Typhoon EllenWestern Pacific | 148 km/h | 965 hPa | China, Philippines, Vietnam |
| 10 Oct – 23 Oct | C3 | Typhoon ForrestWestern Pacific | 204 km/h | 930 hPa | – |
| 14 Oct – 23 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm GeorgiaWestern Pacific | 102 km/h | 985 hPa | Philippines, Vietnam |
| 15 Oct – 22 Oct | C4 | Hurricane RoslynEastern Pacific | 232 km/h | – | – |
| 29 Oct – 12 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm HerbertWestern Pacific | 111 km/h | 985 hPa | Philippines, Vietnam |
| 4 Nov – 9 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm of 4 November 1986North Indian Ocean | 93 km/h | – | Bangladesh |
| 5 Nov – 19 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm IdaWestern Pacific | 102 km/h | 985 hPa | Philippines |
| 7 Nov – 11 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm of 7 November 1986North Indian Ocean | 83 km/h | – | – |
| 12 Nov – 25 Nov | C3 | Typhoon JoeWestern Pacific | 185 km/h | 940 hPa | – |
| 18 Nov – 21 Nov | C1 | Hurricane FrancesNorth Atlantic | 139 km/h | 1000 hPa | – |
| 20 Nov – 25 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm OseaSouth Pacific | 102 km/h | 980 hPa | – |
| 26 Nov – 13 Dec | C4 | Typhoon KimWestern Pacific | 250 km/h | 905 hPa | – |
| 29 Nov – 9 Dec | TS | Tropical Storm LexWestern Pacific | 74 km/h | 994 hPa | – |
| 9 Dec – 25 Dec | C2 | Typhoon MargeWestern Pacific | 176 km/h | 950 hPa | Philippines |
| 12 Dec – 22 Dec | TS | Tropical Storm PatsySouth Pacific | 102 km/h | 975 hPa | New Caledonia, New Zealand |
| 19 Dec – 3 Jan | C2 | Typhoon NorrisWestern Pacific | 167 km/h | 955 hPa | Philippines |
| 21 Dec – 5 Jan | C2 | Cyclone RajaSouth Pacific | 167 km/h | 955 hPa | – |
| 26 Dec – 5 Jan | C1 | Cyclone SallySouth Pacific | 120 km/h | 955 hPa | – |