Storm history › West Pacific › 1966 season
Typhoon Rita (1966)
Rita was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1966 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 1, 1966 to August 12, 1966, about 11 days, and covered 3,526 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 980 mb.
- Peak wind
- 90 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 3,526 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 7.2
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 944th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Krosa (2025), Typhoon Bualoi (2025), Typhoon Koto (2025) and 95 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1141st lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Peipah (2025), Typhoon Conson (2021), Typhoon Mekkhala (2020) and 115 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 1966 West Pacific season's ACE.