Storm history › West Pacific › 1959 season
Typhoon Charlotte (1959)
Charlotte was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1959 West Pacific season. It was tracked from October 7, 1959 to October 20, 1959, about 13 days, and covered 4,347 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 165 mph (270 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 905 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 124 miles from Yokosuka, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 165 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 905 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 4,347 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 38.7
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Yokosuka, Japan | 124 mi (200 km) |
| Chiba, Japan | 130 mi (210 km) |
| Yokohama, Japan | 134 mi (215 km) |
| Fujisawa, Japan | 134 mi (215 km) |
| Kawasaki, Japan | 137 mi (220 km) |
| Ōta, Japan | 139 mi (224 km) |
| Honchō, Japan | 140 mi (225 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 109th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Yagi (2024), Typhoon Hinnamnor (2022), Typhoon Noru (2022) and 16 more.
- Lowest pressure: 92nd lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Ivan (1997), Typhoon Joan (1997), Typhoon Koryn (1993) and 12 more.
- Energy: 10% of the 1959 West Pacific season's ACE.