Storm history › West Pacific › 1957 season
Typhoon Elaine (1957)
Elaine was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1957 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 14, 1957 to September 21, 1957, about 7 days, and covered 3,691 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 945 mb.
- Peak wind
- 140 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 945 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 3,691 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 15.9
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 402nd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Lan (2023), Typhoon Koinu (2023), Typhoon Maysak (2020) and 61 more.
- Lowest pressure: 528th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Haikui (2023), Typhoon Vamco (2020), Typhoon Krosa (2019) and 25 more.
- Energy: 4% of the 1957 West Pacific season's ACE.