Storm history › West Pacific › 1959 season
Typhoon Iris (1959)
Iris was a Category 2 typhoon of the 1959 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 18, 1959 to August 23, 1959, about 5 days, and covered 1,717 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 965 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 3 miles from Zhangjiajie, China.
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 965 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 typhoon
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 1,717 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 8.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Zhangjiajie, China | 3 mi (4 km) |
| Zhangzhou, China | 4 mi (7 km) |
| Longyan, China | 4 mi (7 km) |
| Xiamen, China | 15 mi (24 km) |
| Loudi, China | 19 mi (30 km) |
| Ganzhou, China | 21 mi (34 km) |
| Xiangtan, China | 23 mi (36 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 781st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Ewiniar (2024), Typhoon Roke (2022), Typhoon Nesat (2022) and 101 more.
- Lowest pressure: 825th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Roke (2022), Typhoon Cempaka (2021), Typhoon Prapiroon (2000) and 67 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1959 West Pacific season's ACE.