Storm history › West Pacific › 1963 season
Tropical Storm Rita (1963)
Rita was a tropical storm of the 1963 West Pacific season. It was tracked from December 15, 1963 to December 22, 1963, about 7 days, and covered 2,738 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 998 mb.
- Peak wind
- 45 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 998 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 2,738 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.4
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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: 1861st lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Depression Mujigae (2009), Tropical Storm Nichole (1998), Tropical Storm Dawn (1998) and 16 more.
- Energy: 0% of the 1963 West Pacific season's ACE.