98Storms
Tropical storms and hurricanes of 1989
98 tropical storms formed worldwide in 1989: 56 became hurricanes, typhoons or cyclones and 25 reached category 3 or more. The strongest was Cyclone Orson, with winds of 259 km/h.
98Storms
56Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones
25Category 3 or more
877.9Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE)
C5 · category 5C4 · category 4C3 · category 3C2 · category 2C1 · category 1TS · tropical stormTD · tropical depression
The strongest storms
C5Cyclone Orson259 km/h · South Indian OceanC5Typhoon Elsie259 km/h · Western PacificC5Typhoon Gordon259 km/h · Western PacificC5Hurricane Hugo259 km/h · North AtlanticC5Typhoon Andy259 km/h · Western PacificC5Typhoon Irma259 km/h · Western PacificC5Typhoon Gay259 km/h · Western PacificC4Cyclone Alibera250 km/h · South Indian Ocean
By ocean basin
Western Pacific30 · 21 · 9
South Indian Ocean24 · 13 · 6
North Atlantic11 · 7 · 2
Eastern Pacific18 · 9 · 4
South Pacific12 · 6 · 4
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan – 8 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm FiliSouth Pacific | 93 km/h | 985 hPa | – |
| 6 Jan – 17 Jan | C1 | Cyclone CalasanjySouth Indian Ocean | 139 km/h | 954 hPa | Madagascar |
| 6 Jan – 10 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm GinaSouth Pacific | 83 km/h | 987 hPa | – |
| 9 Jan – 22 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm WinonaEastern Pacific | 102 km/h | 1000 hPa | – |
| 10 Jan – 15 Jan | TD | Tropical Depression DonaSouth Indian Ocean | 52 km/h | 997 hPa | – |
| 17 Jan – 27 Jan | C4 | Cyclone EdmeSouth Indian Ocean | 213 km/h | 976 hPa | – |
| 23 Jan – 2 Feb | TS | Tropical Storm JohnSouth Indian Ocean | 74 km/h | 990 hPa | – |
| 24 Jan – 7 Feb | C2 | Cyclone FiringaSouth Indian Ocean | 167 km/h | 954 hPa | – |
| 3 Feb – 11 Feb | C1 | Cyclone KirrilySouth Indian Ocean | 139 km/h | 955 hPa | – |
| 6 Feb – 23 Feb | C4 | Cyclone HarrySouth Pacific | 241 km/h | 925 hPa | New Caledonia, New Zealand |
| 11 Feb – 14 Feb | TS | Tropical Storm of 11 February 1989South Pacific | 83 km/h | 987 hPa | – |
| 13 Feb – 1 Mar | C4 | Cyclone Hanitra:leonSouth Indian Ocean | 232 km/h | 954 hPa | – |
| 16 Feb – 24 Feb | C1 | Cyclone GizelaSouth Indian Ocean | 120 km/h | 976 hPa | – |
| 21 Feb – 1 Mar | C2 | Cyclone HinanoSouth Pacific | 167 km/h | 970 hPa | – |
| 22 Feb – 3 Mar | C3 | Cyclone IvySouth Pacific | 185 km/h | 960 hPa | – |
| 22 Feb – 28 Feb | C2 | Cyclone JudySouth Pacific | 167 km/h | 965 hPa | – |
| 23 Feb – 25 Feb | TS | Tropical Storm of 23 February 1989South Indian Ocean | 83 km/h | – | Australia |
| 25 Feb – 1 Mar | TS | Tropical Storm IanaSouth Indian Ocean | 81 km/h | 984 hPa | Madagascar |
| 28 Feb – 6 Mar | TS | Tropical Storm MarciaSouth Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | 995 hPa | – |
| 7 Mar – 11 Mar | TS | Tropical Storm of 7 March 1989South Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | – | – |
| 21 Mar – 1 Apr | C1 | Cyclone JinaboSouth Indian Ocean | 120 km/h | 966 hPa | – |
| 24 Mar – 1 Apr | C3 | Cyclone NedSouth Indian Ocean | 185 km/h | 941 hPa | Australia |
| 26 Mar – 29 Mar | TD | Tropical Depression KrisySouth Indian Ocean | 56 km/h | – | – |
| 28 Mar – 11 Apr | C3 | Cyclone KrisySouth Indian Ocean | 194 km/h | 941 hPa | – |
| 29 Mar – 4 Apr | TS | Tropical Storm KerrySouth Pacific | 93 km/h | 985 hPa | – |
| 29 Mar – 5 Apr | C4 | Cyclone AivuSouth Pacific | 222 km/h | 935 hPa | Australia |
| 4 Apr – 11 Apr | TS | Tropical Storm LezissySouth Indian Ocean | 83 km/h | 984 hPa | – |
| 6 Apr – 13 Apr | C3 | Cyclone LiliSouth Pacific | 204 km/h | 955 hPa | New Caledonia |
| 13 Apr – 25 Apr | C5 | Typhoon AndyWestern Pacific | 259 km/h | 920 hPa | – |
| 16 Apr – 24 Apr | C5 | Cyclone OrsonSouth Indian Ocean | 259 km/h | 905 hPa | Australia |
| 1 May – 11 May | TS | Tropical Storm MeenaSouth Pacific | 93 km/h | 990 hPa | Australia, Solomon Islands |
| 6 May – 13 May | TS | Tropical Storm ErnieSouth Pacific | 65 km/h | 997 hPa | – |
| 14 May – 21 May | C1 | Typhoon BrendaWestern Pacific | 139 km/h | 970 hPa | China, Philippines |
| 21 May – 26 May | C1 | Typhoon CecilWestern Pacific | 139 km/h | 975 hPa | Vietnam |
| 23 May – 27 May | TS | Tropical Storm of 23 May 1989North Indian Ocean | 102 km/h | – | India |
| 29 May – 5 Jun | TS | Tropical Storm AdolphEastern Pacific | 102 km/h | 994 hPa | – |
| 2 Jun – 12 Jun | C3 | Typhoon DotWestern Pacific | 185 km/h | 955 hPa | China, Philippines, Vietnam |
| 7 Jun – 13 Jun | TS | Tropical Storm of 7 June 1989North Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | – | India |
| 13 Jun – 22 Jun | C1 | Hurricane BarbaraEastern Pacific | 130 km/h | 984 hPa | – |
| 18 Jun – 23 Jun | C1 | Hurricane CosmeEastern Pacific | 139 km/h | 979 hPa | Mexico |
| 18 Jun – 25 Jun | TS | Tropical Storm EllisWestern Pacific | 65 km/h | 985 hPa | Japan |
| 24 Jun – 1 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm AllisonNorth Atlantic | 83 km/h | 999 hPa | United States |
| 5 Jul – 11 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm FayeWestern Pacific | 111 km/h | 980 hPa | China, Philippines, Vietnam |
| 9 Jul – 21 Jul | C1 | Hurricane DaliliaEastern Pacific | 148 km/h | 977 hPa | – |
| 9 Jul – 19 Jul | C5 | Typhoon GordonWestern Pacific | 259 km/h | 915 hPa | China, Philippines |
| 9 Jul – 14 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm BarryNorth Atlantic | 83 km/h | 1005 hPa | – |
| 12 Jul – 18 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm of 12 July 1989South Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | – | – |
| 13 Jul – 23 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm HopeWestern Pacific | 102 km/h | 990 hPa | China |
| 18 Jul – 24 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm IrvingWestern Pacific | 102 km/h | 985 hPa | Philippines, Vietnam |
| 19 Jul – 21 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm ErickEastern Pacific | 65 km/h | 1005 hPa | – |
| 20 Jul – 29 Jul | C2 | Typhoon JudyWestern Pacific | 176 km/h | 940 hPa | South Korea |
| 22 Jul – 25 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm of 22 July 1989North Indian Ocean | 83 km/h | – | India |
| 23 Jul – 28 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm FlossieEastern Pacific | 65 km/h | 1004 hPa | – |
| 28 Jul – 7 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm Ken:lolaWestern Pacific | 93 km/h | 980 hPa | China |
| 28 Jul – 5 Aug | C1 | Hurricane GilEastern Pacific | 139 km/h | 979 hPa | – |
| 30 Jul – 11 Aug | C1 | Typhoon MacWestern Pacific | 148 km/h | 950 hPa | Japan, Russia |
| 30 Jul – 3 Aug | C1 | Hurricane ChantalNorth Atlantic | 130 km/h | 984 hPa | United States |
| 31 Jul – 9 Aug | C2 | Hurricane DeanNorth Atlantic | 167 km/h | 968 hPa | Canada |
| 4 Aug – 21 Aug | C1 | Typhoon OwenWestern Pacific | 139 km/h | 960 hPa | – |
| 9 Aug – 18 Aug | C1 | Typhoon NancyWestern Pacific | 139 km/h | 965 hPa | – |
| 14 Aug – 25 Aug | C3 | Hurricane IsmaelEastern Pacific | 194 km/h | 955 hPa | – |
| 14 Aug – 18 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm HenrietteEastern Pacific | 83 km/h | 1000 hPa | – |
| 14 Aug – 19 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm PeggyWestern Pacific | 65 km/h | 996 hPa | – |
| 18 Aug – 27 Aug | C2 | Hurricane ErinNorth Atlantic | 167 km/h | 968 hPa | – |
| 21 Aug – 25 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm JulietteEastern Pacific | 102 km/h | 992 hPa | – |
| 22 Aug – 1 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm RogerWestern Pacific | 93 km/h | 975 hPa | Japan |
| 25 Aug – 29 Aug | C3 | Hurricane KikoEastern Pacific | 194 km/h | 955 hPa | Mexico |
| 26 Aug – 10 Sept | C1 | Hurricane FelixNorth Atlantic | 139 km/h | 979 hPa | – |
| 27 Aug – 7 Sept | C1 | Hurricane LorenaEastern Pacific | 120 km/h | 989 hPa | – |
| 28 Aug – 31 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm ManuelEastern Pacific | 74 km/h | 1002 hPa | – |
| 30 Aug – 13 Sept | C4 | Hurricane GabrielleNorth Atlantic | 232 km/h | 935 hPa | – |
| 3 Sept – 8 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm NardaEastern Pacific | 83 km/h | 1000 hPa | – |
| 3 Sept – 14 Sept | C4 | Typhoon SarahWestern Pacific | 232 km/h | 950 hPa | China, Taiwan |
| 7 Sept – 15 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm TipWestern Pacific | 93 km/h | 984 hPa | – |
| 8 Sept – 16 Sept | C4 | Hurricane OctaveEastern Pacific | 213 km/h | 948 hPa | – |
| 10 Sept – 25 Sept | C5 | Hurricane HugoNorth Atlantic | 259 km/h | 918 hPa | France, Puerto Rico, United States, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| 11 Sept – 19 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm VeraWestern Pacific | 93 km/h | 972 hPa | China, Japan, South Korea |
| 16 Sept – 21 Sept | C1 | Typhoon WayneWestern Pacific | 120 km/h | 970 hPa | Japan |
| 16 Sept – 21 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm IrisNorth Atlantic | 111 km/h | 1001 hPa | – |
| 16 Sept – 26 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm PriscillaEastern Pacific | 102 km/h | 993 hPa | – |
| 24 Sept – 5 Oct | C4 | Hurricane RaymondEastern Pacific | 232 km/h | 935 hPa | Mexico |
| 27 Sept – 9 Oct | C1 | Typhoon ColleenWestern Pacific | 148 km/h | 950 hPa | – |
| 28 Sept – 11 Oct | C4 | Typhoon AngelaWestern Pacific | 241 km/h | 925 hPa | Vietnam |
| 28 Sept – 4 Oct | C1 | Typhoon BrianWestern Pacific | 148 km/h | 970 hPa | Vietnam |
| 6 Oct – 14 Oct | C1 | Typhoon DanWestern Pacific | 130 km/h | 960 hPa | Philippines, Vietnam |
| 12 Oct – 16 Oct | C1 | Hurricane JerryNorth Atlantic | 139 km/h | 982 hPa | United States |
| 13 Oct – 22 Oct | C5 | Typhoon ElsieWestern Pacific | 259 km/h | 915 hPa | Philippines, Vietnam |
| 18 Oct – 1 Nov | C2 | Typhoon ForrestWestern Pacific | 176 km/h | 940 hPa | – |
| 28 Oct – 2 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm of 28 October 1989South Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | – | – |
| 31 Oct – 10 Nov | C5 | Typhoon GayWestern Pacific | 259 km/h | 970 hPa | India, Thailand |
| 4 Nov – 13 Nov | C1 | Cyclone PedroSouth Indian Ocean | 120 km/h | 982 hPa | – |
| 10 Nov – 24 Nov | C2 | Typhoon HuntWestern Pacific | 167 km/h | 960 hPa | Philippines |
| 20 Nov – 5 Dec | C5 | Typhoon IrmaWestern Pacific | 259 km/h | 925 hPa | – |
| 28 Nov – 4 Dec | TS | Tropical Storm KarenNorth Atlantic | 93 km/h | 1000 hPa | – |
| 12 Dec – 22 Dec | TS | Tropical Storm FelicitySouth Indian Ocean | 111 km/h | 970 hPa | Australia |
| 14 Dec – 7 Jan | C4 | Cyclone AliberaSouth Indian Ocean | 250 km/h | 954 hPa | Madagascar |
| 20 Dec – 29 Dec | C4 | Typhoon JackWestern Pacific | 232 km/h | 925 hPa | – |
| 29 Dec – 8 Jan | C2 | Cyclone BaomavoSouth Indian Ocean | 157 km/h | – | – |