Typhoon Fern (1996)
Typhoon Fern reached Category 1 in the Western Pacific between December 17, 1996 and December 30, 1996, with a lowest pressure of 975 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Typhoon Fern, 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
- December 17, 1996 to December 30, 1996
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 80 kt (92 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 975 mb (28.79 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 883 km (549 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 11.9
- Fastest the center moved
- 9 kt (10 mph)
- Identifier
- WP421996
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 17, 12:00 | 5.2N 151.3E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Dec 17, 18:00 | 5.4N 150.8E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Dec 18, 00:00 | 5.5N 150.3E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Dec 18, 06:00 | 5.6N 149.5E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Dec 18, 12:00 | 5.7N 148.8E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Dec 18, 18:00 | 5.9N 148.1E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Dec 19, 00:00 | 6.1N 147.4E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Dec 19, 06:00 | 6.3N 146.7E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Dec 19, 12:00 | 6.5N 146.0E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Dec 19, 18:00 | 6.8N 145.4E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Dec 20, 00:00 | 7.4N 144.3E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Dec 20, 06:00 | 7.5N 143.5E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Dec 20, 12:00 | 7.6N 142.6E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Dec 20, 18:00 | 7.8N 142.2E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Dec 21, 00:00 | 7.9N 142.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 21, 06:00 | 8.0N 141.8E | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 21, 12:00 | 8.2N 141.6E | 35 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 21, 18:00 | 8.3N 141.4E | 40 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 22, 00:00 | 8.5N 141.2E | 45 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 22, 06:00 | 8.6N 141.1E | 45 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 22, 12:00 | 8.7N 141.0E | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 22, 18:00 | 8.8N 140.8E | 40 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 23, 00:00 | 8.8N 140.6E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 23, 06:00 | 8.8N 140.4E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 23, 12:00 | 8.7N 140.1E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 23, 18:00 | 8.5N 139.6E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 24, 00:00 | 8.5N 139.0E | 45 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 24, 06:00 | 8.6N 138.7E | 50 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 24, 12:00 | 8.8N 138.5E | 55 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 24, 18:00 | 9.0N 138.3E | 55 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 25, 00:00 | 9.2N 138.2E | 55 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 25, 06:00 | 9.4N 138.2E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 25, 12:00 | 9.8N 138.3E | 60 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 25, 18:00 | 10.1N 138.4E | 65 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 26, 00:00 | 10.6N 138.5E | 70 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 26, 06:00 | 11.3N 138.7E | 75 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 26, 12:00 | 11.7N 138.8E | 80 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 26, 18:00 | 12.0N 138.8E | 80 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 27, 00:00 | 12.4N 138.8E | 80 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 27, 06:00 | 13.0N 138.7E | 75 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 27, 12:00 | 13.6N 138.8E | 75 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 27, 18:00 | 14.3N 139.1E | 75 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 28, 00:00 | 14.8N 139.7E | 75 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 28, 06:00 | 15.8N 140.6E | 75 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 28, 12:00 | 16.2N 141.6E | 75 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 28, 18:00 | 16.8N 142.6E | 75 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 29, 00:00 | 17.1N 143.6E | 60 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 29, 06:00 | 18.4N 144.7E | 45 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 29, 12:00 | 19.0N 146.3E | 45 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 29, 18:00 | 19.3N 148.3E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 30, 00:00 | 19.8N 150.2E | 998 mb | Mixed | |
| Dec 30, 06:00 | 20.7N 153.5E | 1000 mb | Mixed | |
| Dec 30, 12:00 | 21.0N 158.0E | 1004 mb | Extratropical |
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
- 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
- Tropical Storm GregWestern 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.