Storm history › West Pacific › 1961 season
Typhoon Tess (1961)
Tess was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1961 West Pacific season. It was tracked from March 22, 1961 to April 2, 1961, about 11 days, and covered 3,446 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 940 mb.
- Peak wind
- 150 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 940 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 3,446 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 27.1
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 259th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Yinxing (2024), Typhoon Usagi (2024), Typhoon Doksuri (2023) and 68 more.
- Lowest pressure: 439th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Merbok (2022), Typhoon Kulap (2022), Typhoon Kirogi (2000) and 62 more.
- Energy: 7% of the 1961 West Pacific season's ACE.