Tropical Storm Dan (1995)
Tropical Storm Dan peaked at 55 kt in the Western Pacific between December 23, 1995 and January 3, 1996, with a lowest pressure of 985 mb.
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Dates
- December 23, 1995 to January 3, 1996
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 55 kt (63 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb (29.09 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 202 km (126 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 4.6
- Identifier
- WP351995
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 06:00 | 6.9N 139.2E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Dec 23, 12:00 | 7.0N 138.3E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Dec 23, 18:00 | 7.0N 137.2E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Dec 24, 00:00 | 7.1N 136.3E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Dec 24, 06:00 | 7.2N 135.4E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 24, 12:00 | 7.3N 134.4E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 24, 18:00 | 7.5N 133.9E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 25, 00:00 | 7.7N 133.3E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 25, 06:00 | 8.0N 132.8E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 25, 12:00 | 8.2N 132.2E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 25, 18:00 | 8.5N 131.5E | 20 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 26, 00:00 | 8.7N 130.8E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 26, 06:00 | 8.9N 130.2E | 25 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 26, 12:00 | 9.1N 129.7E | 25 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 26, 18:00 | 9.2N 129.4E | 25 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 27, 00:00 | 9.4N 129.0E | 30 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 27, 06:00 | 9.5N 128.7E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 27, 12:00 | 9.7N 128.5E | 50 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 27, 18:00 | 9.9N 128.4E | 55 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 28, 00:00 | 10.1N 128.4E | 55 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 28, 06:00 | 10.4N 128.4E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 28, 12:00 | 10.8N 128.5E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 28, 18:00 | 11.2N 128.7E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 29, 00:00 | 11.6N 128.8E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 29, 06:00 | 12.6N 129.2E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 29, 12:00 | 13.7N 129.6E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 29, 18:00 | 14.8N 130.0E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 30, 00:00 | 15.7N 130.8E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 30, 06:00 | 16.7N 132.1E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 30, 12:00 | 17.6N 133.6E | 55 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 30, 18:00 | 18.8N 135.7E | 50 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 31, 00:00 | 20.2N 138.4E | 40 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 31, 06:00 | 21.5N 141.8E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Mixed |
| Dec 31, 12:00 | 23.0N 147.0E | 1002 mb | Mixed | |
| Dec 31, 18:00 | 24.0N 150.0E | 1004 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jan 1, 00:00 | 26.0N 153.5E | 1008 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jan 1, 06:00 | 27.0N 157.0E | 1006 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jan 1, 12:00 | 27.5N 159.0E | 1006 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jan 1, 18:00 | 28.0N 161.0E | 1004 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jan 2, 00:00 | 28.5N 164.0E | 1002 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jan 2, 06:00 | 30.0N 167.0E | 1000 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jan 2, 12:00 | 31.0N 172.0E | 1000 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jan 2, 18:00 | 31.5N 176.0E | 994 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jan 3, 00:00 | 33.0N 180.0E | 992 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jan 3, 06:00 | 34.0N 183.0E | Extratropical |
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- Tropical Storm DeannaWestern Pacific · 1995
- Tropical Storm EliWestern Pacific · 1995
- Typhoon FayeWestern Pacific · 1995
- Typhoon GaryWestern Pacific · 1995
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 1995
- Typhoon HelenWestern Pacific · 1995
- Tropical Storm IrvingWestern Pacific · 1995
- Tropical Storm JanisWestern Pacific · 1995
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1995
- Typhoon LoisWestern Pacific · 1995
- Super Typhoon KentWestern Pacific · 1995
- Typhoon MarkWestern Pacific · 1995
- Tropical Storm NinaWestern Pacific · 1995
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1995
- Super Typhoon OscarWestern Pacific · 1995
- Typhoon PollyWestern Pacific · 1995
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 1995
- Super Typhoon RyanWestern Pacific · 1995
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1995
- Typhoon SibylWestern Pacific · 1995
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1995
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1995
- Typhoon TedWestern Pacific · 1995
- Tropical Storm ValWestern Pacific · 1995
- Super Typhoon WardWestern Pacific · 1995
- Typhoon YvetteWestern Pacific · 1995
- Super Typhoon AngelaWestern Pacific · 1995 · 936 deaths
- Typhoon ZackWestern Pacific · 1995
- Tropical Storm BrianWestern Pacific · 1995
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1995
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1995
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.