Storm history › West Pacific › 1960 season
Typhoon Phyllis (1960)
Phyllis was a Category 3 typhoon of the 1960 West Pacific season. It was tracked from December 11, 1960 to December 20, 1960, about 10 days, and covered 2,500 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 965 mb.
- Peak wind
- 120 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 965 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 2,500 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 18.5
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 581st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Haikui (2023), Typhoon Malakas (2022), Typhoon Molave (2020) and 39 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: 6% of the 1960 West Pacific season's ACE.