Storm history › West Pacific › 1948 season
Tropical Storm Kit (1948)
Kit was a tropical storm of the 1948 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 24, 1948 to September 28, 1948, about 4 days, and covered 1,671 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 70 mph (110 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 1 miles from Zhanjiang, China.
- Peak wind
- 70 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 4 days
- Track length
- 1,671 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.2
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Zhanjiang, China | 1 mi (1 km) |
| Sanya, China | 9 mi (14 km) |
| Haikou, China | 17 mi (28 km) |
| Wanning, China | 17 mi (28 km) |
| Lianjiang, China | 18 mi (29 km) |
| Qionghai, China | 19 mi (30 km) |
| Wuchuan, China | 28 mi (46 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1326th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Mun (2025), Tropical Storm Prapiroon (2024), Tropical Storm Damrey (2023) and 94 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1948 West Pacific season's ACE.