Storm history › West Pacific › 1956 season
Typhoon Amy (1956)
Amy was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1956 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 2, 1956 to August 6, 1956, about 4 days, and covered 1,319 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 965 mb.
- Peak wind
- 75 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 965 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 4 days
- Track length
- 1,319 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.3
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 1228th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Trami (2024), Typhoon Ma-On (2022), Typhoon Champi (2021) and 91 more.
- Lowest pressure: 825th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Roke (2022), Typhoon Cempaka (2021), Typhoon Prapiroon (2000) and 67 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1956 West Pacific season's ACE.