Storm history › West Pacific › 1961 season
Tropical Storm Marie (1961)
Marie was a tropical storm of the 1961 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 28, 1961 to September 5, 1961, about 7 days, and covered 2,844 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 996 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 0 miles from Takamatsu, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 60 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 996 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 2,844 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Takamatsu, Japan | 0 mi (0 km) |
| Okayama, Japan | 9 mi (14 km) |
| Kurashiki, Japan | 17 mi (28 km) |
| Himeji, Japan | 31 mi (50 km) |
| Fukuyama, Japan | 39 mi (64 km) |
| Sapporo, Japan | 47 mi (76 km) |
| Shinagawa, Japan | 55 mi (89 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1541st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Pakhar (2022), Tropical Storm Noul (2020), Tropical Storm Nangka (2020) and 117 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1766th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Sanba (2023), Tropical Storm Megi (2022), Tropical Storm Choi-Wan (2021) and 54 more.
- Energy: 0% of the 1961 West Pacific season's ACE.