Storm history › West Pacific › 1951 season
Typhoon Marge (1951)
Marge was a Category 3 typhoon of the 1951 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 10, 1951 to August 24, 1951, about 14 days, and covered 3,594 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 886 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 0 miles from Uijeongbu-si, South Korea.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 886 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 14 days
- Track length
- 3,594 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 35.0
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Uijeongbu-si, South Korea | 0 mi (0 km) |
| Anyang-si, South Korea | 0 mi (0 km) |
| Seoul, South Korea | 1 mi (1 km) |
| Hwaseong-si, South Korea | 2 mi (4 km) |
| Ansan-si, South Korea | 5 mi (7 km) |
| Suwon, South Korea | 6 mi (10 km) |
| Jiamusi, China | 8 mi (12 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 624th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Vongfong (2020), Typhoon Bavi (2020), Typhoon Krosa (2019) and 100 more.
- Lowest pressure: 17th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure.
- Energy: 13% of the 1951 West Pacific season's ACE.