Tropical Storm Ian (1996)
Tropical Storm Ian peaked at 40 kt in the Western Pacific between July 27, 1996 and August 1, 1996.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Ian, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 1996 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.
The storm
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Dates
- July 27, 1996 to August 1, 1996
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 40 kt (46 mph)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 169 km (105 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 1.2
- Identifier
- WP111996
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 06:00 | 11.8N 143.7E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 27, 12:00 | 12.3N 143.9E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 27, 18:00 | 13.1N 144.0E | 30 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 28, 00:00 | 13.9N 143.9E | 35 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 28, 06:00 | 14.6N 143.6E | 35 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 28, 12:00 | 15.3N 143.3E | 35 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jul 28, 18:00 | 16.2N 142.9E | 35 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jul 29, 00:00 | 17.1N 142.3E | 35 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jul 29, 06:00 | 19.0N 141.2E | 40 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jul 29, 12:00 | 21.1N 140.4E | 40 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jul 29, 18:00 | 22.8N 139.8E | 40 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jul 30, 00:00 | 23.9N 139.4E | 35 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 30, 06:00 | 25.0N 139.0E | 30 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 30, 12:00 | 25.9N 138.6E | 30 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 30, 18:00 | 27.0N 138.2E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 31, 00:00 | 28.2N 137.8E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 31, 06:00 | 29.3N 137.2E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 31, 12:00 | 30.0N 136.5E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 31, 18:00 | 30.5N 135.5E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Aug 1, 00:00 | 30.9N 134.4E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Aug 1, 06:00 | 31.2N 133.3E | 15 kt | Not reported |
Other Western Pacific storms of 1996
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1996
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1996
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1996
- Tropical Storm AnnWestern Pacific · 1996
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1996
- Typhoon BartWestern Pacific · 1996
- Tropical Storm CamWestern Pacific · 1996
- Typhoon DanWestern Pacific · 1996
- Super Typhoon EveWestern Pacific · 1996
- Typhoon GloriaWestern Pacific · 1996
- Typhoon FrankieWestern Pacific · 1996
- Super Typhoon HerbWestern Pacific · 1996
- Typhoon JoyWestern Pacific · 1996
- Typhoon KirkWestern Pacific · 1996
- Tropical Storm LisaWestern Pacific · 1996
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1996
- Tropical Storm MartyWestern Pacific · 1996
- Typhoon NikiWestern Pacific · 1996
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1996
- Typhoon OrsonWestern Pacific · 1996
- Typhoon PiperWestern Pacific · 1996
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1996
- Tropical Storm RickWestern Pacific · 1996
- Super Typhoon SallyWestern Pacific · 1996
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 1996
- Typhoon TomWestern Pacific · 1996
- Super Typhoon VioletWestern Pacific · 1996
- Typhoon WillieWestern Pacific · 1996
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1996
- Typhoon ZaneWestern Pacific · 1996
- Typhoon Abel:BethWestern Pacific · 1996
- Tropical Storm BethWestern Pacific · 1996
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1996
- Typhoon CarloWestern Pacific · 1996
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1996
- Tropical Storm ErnieWestern Pacific · 1996
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 1996
- Super Typhoon DaleWestern Pacific · 1996
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 1996
- Tropical Storm ErnieWestern Pacific · 1996
- Tropical Storm DaleWestern Pacific · 1996
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1996
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1996
- Typhoon FernWestern Pacific · 1996
- Tropical Storm GregWestern Pacific · 1996
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 1996
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.