Storm history › West Pacific › 1956 season
Typhoon Gilda (1956)
Gilda was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1956 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 17, 1956 to September 25, 1956, about 9 days, and covered 2,854 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 935 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 2 miles from Fengxiang, China.
- Peak wind
- 160 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 935 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 2,854 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 20.3
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Fengxiang, China | 2 mi (4 km) |
| Sanming, China | 5 mi (8 km) |
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 6 mi (10 km) |
| Jinshan, China | 7 mi (12 km) |
| Quzhou, China | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Jinjiang, China | 9 mi (15 km) |
| Quanzhou, China | 14 mi (23 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 131st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Kong-Rey (2024), Typhoon Man-Yi (2024), Typhoon Saola (2023) and 79 more.
- Lowest pressure: 395th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Halong (2025), Typhoon Shanshan (2024), Typhoon Violet (1996) and 23 more.
- Energy: 7% of the 1956 West Pacific season's ACE.