Storm history › West Pacific › 1968 season
Typhoon Della (1968)
Della was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1968 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 11, 1968 to September 27, 1968, about 16 days, and covered 2,955 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 930 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 11 miles from Kumamoto, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 140 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 930 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 16 days
- Track length
- 2,955 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 24.6
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kumamoto, Japan | 11 mi (18 km) |
| Kotō, Japan | 15 mi (23 km) |
| Kagoshima, Japan | 16 mi (26 km) |
| Nagasaki, Japan | 19 mi (30 km) |
| Fukuoka, Japan | 21 mi (34 km) |
| Kitakyushu, Japan | 43 mi (69 km) |
| Ōita, Japan | 64 mi (102 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 402nd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Lan (2023), Typhoon Koinu (2023), Typhoon Maysak (2020) and 61 more.
- Lowest pressure: 334th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Maysak (2020), Typhoon Damrey (2000), Typhoon Bart (1999) and 37 more.
- Energy: 7% of the 1968 West Pacific season's ACE.