Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) Ranking
| ACE (104 kt2) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65.8375 | Paka | 17 | 10.295 | Marie |
| 2 | 57.955 | Joan | 18 | 9.9525 | Peter |
| 3 | 52.12 | Keith | 19 | 5.12 | Mort |
| 4 | 43.44 | Isa | 20 | 4.59 | Fritz |
| 5 | 42.68 | Oliwa | 21 | 4.3925 | Scott |
| 6 | 42.225 | Ivan | 22 | 4.135 | Zita |
| 7 | 40.5575 | Winnie | 23 | 4.0875 | Linda |
| 8 | 31.0525 | Nestor | 24 | 3.3575 | Levi |
| 9 | 26.1125 | Rosie | 25 | 2.9675 | Jimmy |
| 10 | 24.9825 | Ginger | 26 | 2.5975 | Victor |
| 11 | 24.8025 | Bing | 27 | 2.435 | Hannah |
| 12 | 24.37 | Amber | 28 | 1.1175 | Ella |
| 13 | 19.7325 | David | 29 | 1.0925 | Kelly |
| 14 | 17.4575 | Tina | 30 | 0.89 | Cass |
| 15 | 11.082 | Yule | 31 | 0.565 | Hank |
| 16 | 11.06 | Opal | |||
| Total=594.11 | |||||
The table on the right shows the Accumulated Cyclone Energy for each storm in the season. The ACE is, broadly speaking, a measure of the power of the typhoon multiplied by the length of time it existed for, so typhoons that lasted a long time (like Typhoon Paka) have higher ACEs. The total ACE for the 1997 season was 594.11, which is the highest ACE for any tropical cyclone season in recorded history. This was because 11 of the 33 storms in the season reached super typhoon status. ACE for Linda, Paka, and Oliwa only include ACE during the time they were in the Western Pacific Basin.
Read more about this topic: 1997 Pacific Typhoon Season
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