Storm history › West Pacific › 1955 season
Typhoon Joan (1955)
Joan was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1955 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 29, 1955 to September 8, 1955, about 11 days, and covered 3,949 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 968 mb.
- Peak wind
- 90 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 968 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 3,949 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 6.8
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 944th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Krosa (2025), Typhoon Bualoi (2025), Typhoon Koto (2025) and 95 more.
- Lowest pressure: 920th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Malou (2021), Tropical Storm Changmi (2002), Typhoon Peter (1997) and 2 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 1955 West Pacific season's ACE.