Storm history › West Pacific › 1958 season
Typhoon Ophelia (1958)
Ophelia was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1958 West Pacific season. It was tracked from January 6, 1958 to January 18, 1958, about 11 days, and covered 3,270 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 940 mb.
- Peak wind
- 160 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 940 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 3,270 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 44.7
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
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: 439th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Merbok (2022), Typhoon Kulap (2022), Typhoon Kirogi (2000) and 62 more.
- Energy: 10% of the 1958 West Pacific season's ACE.