Storm history › West Pacific › 1955 season
Typhoon Louise (1955)
Louise was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1955 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 20, 1955 to October 2, 1955, about 13 days, and covered 5,327 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 175 mph (280 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 930 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 8 miles from Kagoshima, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 175 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 930 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 5,327 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 37.5
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kagoshima, Japan | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Kotō, Japan | 10 mi (16 km) |
| Kitakyushu, Japan | 13 mi (22 km) |
| Kumamoto, Japan | 14 mi (22 km) |
| Sapporo, Japan | 22 mi (36 km) |
| Ōita, Japan | 35 mi (56 km) |
| Fukuoka, Japan | 36 mi (58 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 62nd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Rai (2021), Typhoon Kong-Rey (2018), Typhoon Yutu (2018) and 43 more.
- Lowest pressure: 334th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Maysak (2020), Typhoon Damrey (2000), Typhoon Bart (1999) and 37 more.
- Energy: 15% of the 1955 West Pacific season's ACE.