Storm history › West Pacific › 1951 season
Typhoon Ruth (1951)
Ruth was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1951 West Pacific season. It was tracked from October 7, 1951 to October 20, 1951, about 13 days, and covered 5,844 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 924 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 0 miles from Kanazawa, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 140 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 924 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 5,844 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 22.0
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kanazawa, Japan | 0 mi (0 km) |
| Kagoshima, Japan | 9 mi (14 km) |
| Fukuyama, Japan | 9 mi (15 km) |
| Ōita, Japan | 11 mi (17 km) |
| Toyama, Japan | 11 mi (18 km) |
| Matsuyama, Japan | 13 mi (21 km) |
| Sendai, Japan | 15 mi (24 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.
- Lowest pressure: 266th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Man-Yi (2024), Typhoon Khanun (2023).
- Energy: 8% of the 1951 West Pacific season's ACE.