Storm history › West Pacific › 1955 season
Typhoon Ruth (1955)
Ruth was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1955 West Pacific season. It was tracked from December 12, 1955 to December 18, 1955, about 7 days, and covered 3,716 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 205 mph (335 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 925 mb.
Its peak winds rank 2nd of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record.
- Peak wind
- 205 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 925 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 3,716 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 27.5
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 2nd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Violet (1961).
- Lowest pressure: 269th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Saomai (2000), Typhoon Shanshan (2000), Typhoon Ginger (1997) and 30 more.
- Energy: 11% of the 1955 West Pacific season's ACE.