Typhoon Niki (1996)
Typhoon Niki reached Category 2 in the Western Pacific between August 13, 1996 and August 23, 1996, with a lowest pressure of 970 mb, and made landfall.
Radar
Reflectivity now over Typhoon Niki. 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
- August 13, 1996 to August 23, 1996
- Peak strength
- Category 2, 95 kt (109 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 970 mb (28.64 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 9.1
- Identifier
- WP181996
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 12:00 | 8.0N 155.8E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Aug 13, 18:00 | 7.5N 154.3E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Aug 14, 00:00 | 7.0N 152.8E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Aug 14, 06:00 | 7.0N 151.0E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Aug 14, 12:00 | 7.0N 148.8E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Aug 14, 18:00 | 6.5N 147.2E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Aug 15, 00:00 | 6.5N 145.2E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Aug 15, 06:00 | 6.7N 143.4E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Aug 15, 12:00 | 7.0N 142.0E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Aug 15, 18:00 | 7.4N 140.5E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Aug 16, 00:00 | 7.9N 139.0E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Aug 16, 06:00 | 8.5N 137.5E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Aug 16, 12:00 | 10.0N 136.0E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Aug 16, 18:00 | 11.9N 135.3E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Aug 17, 00:00 | 13.5N 134.8E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 17, 06:00 | 14.7N 134.2E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 17, 12:00 | 15.7N 133.3E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 17, 18:00 | 16.4N 132.1E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 18, 00:00 | 17.2N 130.8E | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 18, 06:00 | 17.6N 129.3E | 35 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 18, 12:00 | 17.7N 128.0E | 35 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 18, 18:00 | 17.6N 126.8E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 19, 00:00 | 17.5N 125.5E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 19, 06:00 | 17.5N 124.2E | 45 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 19, 12:00 | 17.6N 123.1E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 19, 18:00 | 17.6N 121.6E | 60 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 20, 00:00 | 17.5N 120.0E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 20, 06:00 | 17.4N 118.4E | 65 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 20, 12:00 | 17.3N 116.8E | 75 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 20, 18:00 | 17.2N 115.3E | 80 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 21, 00:00 | 17.2N 114.0E | 85 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 21, 06:00 | 17.4N 112.7E | 90 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 21, 12:00 | 17.8N 111.4E | 90 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 21, 18:00 | 18.1N 110.3E | 95 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 22, 00:00 | 18.5N 109.2E | 85 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 22, 06:00 | 19.0N 108.2E | 80 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 22, 12:00 | 19.6N 107.1E | 75 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 22, 18:00 | 20.2N 106.0E | 65 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 23, 00:00 | 20.6N 104.9E | 45 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 23, 06:00 | 20.8N 103.9E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 23, 12:00 | 20.8N 103.2E | 20 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
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
- Tropical Storm IanWestern Pacific · 1996
- Typhoon KirkWestern Pacific · 1996
- Tropical Storm LisaWestern Pacific · 1996
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1996
- Tropical Storm MartyWestern 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.