Storm history › West Pacific › 1968 season
Typhoon Irma (1968)
Irma was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1968 West Pacific season. It was tracked from October 18, 1968 to October 27, 1968, about 9 days, and covered 4,880 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 955 mb.
- Peak wind
- 90 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 955 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 4,880 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 5.6
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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: 656th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Bulbul / Matmo (2019), Typhoon Ketsana (2009), Typhoon Wukong (2000) and 46 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1968 West Pacific season's ACE.