Storm history › West Pacific › 1947 season
Tropical Storm Faith (1947)
Faith was a tropical storm of the 1947 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 26, 1947 to July 31, 1947, about 5 days, and covered 1,508 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 60 mph (95 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 71 miles from Taipei, Taiwan.
- Peak wind
- 60 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 1,508 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.6
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Taipei, Taiwan | 71 mi (115 km) |
| Banqiao, Taiwan | 75 mi (120 km) |
| New Taipei City, Taiwan | 76 mi (122 km) |
| Taoyuan, Taiwan | 85 mi (137 km) |
| Hsinchu, Taiwan | 103 mi (166 km) |
| Taichung, Taiwan | 115 mi (185 km) |
| Kagoshima, Japan | 137 mi (220 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1541st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Pakhar (2022), Tropical Storm Noul (2020), Tropical Storm Nangka (2020) and 117 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1947 West Pacific season's ACE.