Storm history › West Pacific › 1959 season
Tropical Storm Kate (1959)
Kate was a tropical storm of the 1959 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 24, 1959 to August 27, 1959, about 4 days, and covered 937 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 1000 mb.
- Peak wind
- 45 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 1000 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 4 days
- Track length
- 937 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.5
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 1817th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Son-Tinh (2024), Tropical Storm Leepi (2024), Tropical Storm Megi (2022) and 95 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1906th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Depression Nuri (2026), Tropical Depression Atsani (2026), Tropical Storm Sepat (2025) and 33 more.
- Energy: 0% of the 1959 West Pacific season's ACE.