Storm history › West Pacific › 1966 season
Typhoon Judy (1966)
Judy was a Category 2 typhoon of the 1966 West Pacific season. It was tracked from May 21, 1966 to June 4, 1966, about 15 days, and covered 5,387 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 974 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 11 miles from Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
- Peak wind
- 100 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 974 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 typhoon
- Duration
- 15 days
- Track length
- 5,387 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 11.1
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 11 mi (18 km) |
| Tainan, Taiwan | 15 mi (24 km) |
| Taichung, Taiwan | 89 mi (143 km) |
| Kagoshima, Japan | 99 mi (160 km) |
| Taipei, Taiwan | 113 mi (182 km) |
| Banqiao, Taiwan | 113 mi (182 km) |
| New Taipei City, Taiwan | 116 mi (187 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 889th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Malou (2021), Typhoon Shanshan (2018), Typhoon Tembin (2017) and 50 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1013th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Co-May (2025), Typhoon Nakri (2025), Typhoon Kujira (2020) and 17 more.
- Energy: 4% of the 1966 West Pacific season's ACE.