Storm history › West Pacific › 1956 season
Typhoon Sarah (1956)
Sarah was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1956 West Pacific season. It was tracked from March 21, 1956 to April 5, 1956, about 16 days, and covered 3,027 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 970 mb.
- Peak wind
- 145 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 970 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 16 days
- Track length
- 3,027 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 27.3
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 333rd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Gaemi (2024), Typhoon Khanun (2023), Typhoon Champi (2015) and 63 more.
- Lowest pressure: 928th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Bang-Lang (2026), Typhoon Dujuan (2026), Typhoon Wipha (2025) and 66 more.
- Energy: 9% of the 1956 West Pacific season's ACE.