Storm history › West Pacific › 1963 season
Typhoon Elaine (1963)
Elaine was a Category 3 typhoon of the 1963 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 23, 1963 to August 30, 1963, about 8 days, and covered 3,244 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 965 mb.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 965 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 3,244 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 5.9
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 624th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Vongfong (2020), Typhoon Bavi (2020), Typhoon Krosa (2019) and 100 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 1963 West Pacific season's ACE.