Storm history › West Pacific › 1946 season
Typhoon Dolly (1946)
Dolly was a Category 3 typhoon of the 1946 West Pacific season. It was tracked from June 17, 1946 to June 23, 1946, about 7 days, and covered 2,059 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 125 mph (205 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 18 miles from Taizhou, China.
- Peak wind
- 125 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 2,059 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 20.0
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Taizhou, China | 18 mi (30 km) |
| Jiaojiang, China | 21 mi (33 km) |
| Wenzhou, China | 58 mi (93 km) |
| Rui’an, China | 67 mi (107 km) |
| Taipei, Taiwan | 88 mi (141 km) |
| Banqiao, Taiwan | 91 mi (147 km) |
| New Taipei City, Taiwan | 92 mi (148 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 524th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Ampil (2024), Typhoon Muifa (2022), Typhoon Banyan (2017) and 53 more.
- Energy: 7% of the 1946 West Pacific season's ACE.