Typhoon Pat (1982)
Typhoon Pat reached Category 3 in the Western Pacific between May 16, 1982 and May 24, 1982, with a lowest pressure of 945 mb.
Radar
Reflectivity now over Typhoon Pat. Open it to see storms, cones and warnings on the map.























Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Dates
- May 16, 1982 to May 24, 1982
- Peak strength
- Category 3, 105 kt (121 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 945 mb (27.91 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 140 km (87 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 11.6
- Identifier
- WP041982
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads publishes a machine-readable casualty or damage figure for a storm of this era. The National Hurricane Center’s season tables begin in 1995 and carry deaths and damage only from 2005 in the Atlantic and 2020 in both basins; the US Storm Events record begins in 1996.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 00:00 | 8.2N 140.2E | 1008 mb | Mixed | |
| May 16, 06:00 | 8.9N 138.8E | 1006 mb | Mixed | |
| May 16, 12:00 | 9.7N 137.5E | 1006 mb | Mixed | |
| May 16, 18:00 | 10.2N 135.9E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Mixed |
| May 17, 00:00 | 10.9N 134.6E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 17, 06:00 | 11.5N 133.2E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 17, 12:00 | 11.6N 131.6E | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 17, 18:00 | 11.3N 130.0E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 18, 00:00 | 11.2N 128.6E | 35 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 18, 06:00 | 11.5N 127.7E | 40 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 18, 12:00 | 12.4N 127.1E | 40 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 18, 18:00 | 13.8N 126.5E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 19, 00:00 | 14.6N 125.7E | 55 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 19, 06:00 | 15.4N 125.0E | 65 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 19, 12:00 | 16.2N 124.4E | 70 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 19, 18:00 | 17.2N 124.2E | 85 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 20, 00:00 | 17.9N 124.2E | 95 kt | 945 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 20, 06:00 | 18.6N 124.6E | 100 kt | 945 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 20, 12:00 | 19.3N 125.2E | 105 kt | 945 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 20, 18:00 | 19.8N 126.0E | 105 kt | 945 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 21, 00:00 | 20.2N 127.0E | 100 kt | 945 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 21, 06:00 | 20.9N 127.9E | 90 kt | 945 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 21, 12:00 | 21.8N 129.3E | 85 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 21, 18:00 | 22.3N 131.0E | 75 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 22, 00:00 | 23.5N 133.1E | 70 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 22, 06:00 | 24.5N 135.5E | 65 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 22, 12:00 | 25.4N 137.8E | 55 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 22, 18:00 | 26.5N 140.2E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 23, 00:00 | 27.9N 143.4E | 40 kt | 992 mb | Mixed |
| May 23, 06:00 | 29.5N 146.6E | 996 mb | Mixed | |
| May 23, 12:00 | 30.8N 149.9E | 1002 mb | Extratropical | |
| May 23, 18:00 | 31.8N 152.9E | 1006 mb | Extratropical | |
| May 24, 00:00 | 33.0N 156.0E | 1012 mb | Extratropical | |
| May 24, 06:00 | 34.0N 159.5E | 1012 mb | Extratropical |
Other Western Pacific storms of 1982
- Tropical Storm MamieWestern Pacific · 1982
- Typhoon NelsonWestern Pacific · 1982 · 56 deaths
- Typhoon OdessaWestern Pacific · 1982
- Typhoon RubyWestern Pacific · 1982
- Tropical Storm Tess:ValWestern Pacific · 1982
- Tropical Storm SkipWestern Pacific · 1982
- Tropical Storm WinonaWestern Pacific · 1982
- Super Typhoon BessWestern Pacific · 1982
- Typhoon AndyWestern Pacific · 1982 · 13 deaths
- Typhoon CecilWestern Pacific · 1982
- Typhoon DotWestern Pacific · 1982
- Typhoon FayeWestern Pacific · 1982
- Typhoon EllisWestern Pacific · 1982
- Typhoon GordonWestern Pacific · 1982
- Tropical Storm HopeWestern Pacific · 1982
- Typhoon JudyWestern Pacific · 1982
- Typhoon IrvingWestern Pacific · 1982
- Tropical Storm LolaWestern Pacific · 1982
- Typhoon KenWestern Pacific · 1982
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1982
- Super Typhoon MacWestern Pacific · 1982
- Typhoon NancyWestern Pacific · 1982
- Typhoon OwenWestern Pacific · 1982
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1982
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1982
- Typhoon PamelaWestern Pacific · 1982
- Typhoon RogerWestern Pacific · 1982
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.