Storm history › West Pacific › 1968 season
Typhoon Faye (1968)
Faye was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1968 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 30, 1968 to October 12, 1968, about 12 days, and covered 3,872 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 165 mph (270 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 915 mb.
- Peak wind
- 165 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 915 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 3,872 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 28.0
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 109th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Yagi (2024), Typhoon Hinnamnor (2022), Typhoon Noru (2022) and 16 more.
- Lowest pressure: 166th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Dolphin (2026), Typhoon Kong-Rey (2024), Typhoon Nock-Ten (2016) and 29 more.
- Energy: 8% of the 1968 West Pacific season's ACE.