Storm history › West Pacific › 1966 season
Typhoon Kathy (1966)
Kathy was a Category 3 typhoon of the 1966 West Pacific season. It was tracked from October 6, 1966 to October 22, 1966, about 16 days, and covered 4,510 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 947 mb.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 947 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 16 days
- Track length
- 4,510 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 31.6
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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: 559th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure.
- Energy: 11% of the 1966 West Pacific season's ACE.