Storm history › West Pacific › 1946 season
Typhoon Querida (1946)
Querida was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1946 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 18, 1946 to September 27, 1946, about 9 days, and covered 3,596 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 140 mph (220 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 28 miles from Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
- Peak wind
- 140 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 3,596 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 30.9
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 28 mi (45 km) |
| Hsinchu, Taiwan | 46 mi (74 km) |
| Tainan, Taiwan | 46 mi (75 km) |
| Taoyuan, Taiwan | 50 mi (80 km) |
| New Taipei City, Taiwan | 53 mi (85 km) |
| Banqiao, Taiwan | 56 mi (90 km) |
| Taipei, Taiwan | 56 mi (91 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 402nd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Lan (2023), Typhoon Koinu (2023), Typhoon Maysak (2020) and 61 more.
- Energy: 11% of the 1946 West Pacific season's ACE.