Typhoon Joy (1996)
Typhoon Joy reached Category 1 in the Western Pacific between July 25, 1996 and August 6, 1996, with a lowest pressure of 980 mb.
Radar
Reflectivity now over Typhoon Joy. 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
- July 25, 1996 to August 6, 1996
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 75 kt (86 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb (28.94 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 362 km (225 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 7.9
- Identifier
- WP121996
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 25, 12:00 | 19.6N 165.2E | 10 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 25, 18:00 | 19.5N 164.6E | 10 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 26, 00:00 | 19.4N 164.0E | 10 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 26, 06:00 | 19.4N 163.5E | 10 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 26, 12:00 | 19.4N 163.0E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 26, 18:00 | 19.4N 162.4E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 27, 00:00 | 19.6N 161.7E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 27, 06:00 | 20.0N 160.7E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 27, 12:00 | 20.6N 159.8E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 27, 18:00 | 21.4N 158.8E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 28, 00:00 | 22.3N 157.8E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 28, 06:00 | 23.1N 156.9E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 28, 12:00 | 24.0N 155.9E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 28, 18:00 | 24.8N 154.8E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 29, 00:00 | 25.8N 153.9E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 29, 06:00 | 26.7N 153.4E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 29, 12:00 | 27.0N 152.9E | 30 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 29, 18:00 | 26.8N 152.3E | 35 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 30, 00:00 | 26.4N 152.2E | 35 kt | Not reported | |
| Jul 30, 06:00 | 26.2N 152.5E | 35 kt | 1012 mb | Mixed |
| Jul 30, 12:00 | 26.2N 152.7E | 35 kt | 1010 mb | Mixed |
| Jul 30, 18:00 | 26.3N 153.0E | 35 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 31, 00:00 | 26.6N 153.2E | 35 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 31, 06:00 | 26.9N 153.1E | 40 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 31, 12:00 | 27.5N 152.9E | 45 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 31, 18:00 | 28.2N 152.6E | 50 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 1, 00:00 | 28.8N 152.3E | 55 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 1, 06:00 | 29.5N 152.0E | 65 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 1, 12:00 | 30.2N 151.9E | 70 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 1, 18:00 | 30.7N 151.9E | 75 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 2, 00:00 | 31.1N 152.0E | 75 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 2, 06:00 | 31.5N 152.4E | 75 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 2, 12:00 | 31.8N 153.0E | 75 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 2, 18:00 | 31.9N 153.6E | 75 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 3, 00:00 | 32.0N 154.2E | 70 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 3, 06:00 | 32.0N 154.9E | 70 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 3, 12:00 | 32.2N 155.1E | 65 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 3, 18:00 | 32.4N 155.3E | 60 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 4, 00:00 | 32.7N 155.3E | 55 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 4, 06:00 | 33.2N 155.1E | 45 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 4, 12:00 | 33.7N 154.9E | 40 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 4, 18:00 | 34.1N 154.8E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 5, 00:00 | 34.5N 155.0E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 5, 06:00 | 34.8N 155.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 5, 12:00 | 36.1N 156.2E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 5, 18:00 | 37.5N 157.1E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 6, 00:00 | 39.0N 157.8E | 20 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 6, 06:00 | 41.4N 158.2E | 1000 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Aug 6, 12:00 | 44.3N 159.3E | 1000 mb | Extratropical | |
| Aug 6, 18:00 | 49.0N 161.0E | 1008 mb | Extratropical |
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- Tropical Storm CamWestern Pacific · 1996
- Typhoon DanWestern Pacific · 1996
- Super Typhoon EveWestern Pacific · 1996
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- Typhoon FrankieWestern Pacific · 1996
- Super Typhoon HerbWestern Pacific · 1996
- Tropical Storm IanWestern 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
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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.