Storm history › West Pacific › 1968 season
Typhoon Jean (1968)
Jean was a Category 3 typhoon of the 1968 West Pacific season. It was tracked from April 5, 1968 to April 19, 1968, about 14 days, and covered 2,427 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 935 mb.
- Peak wind
- 125 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 935 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 14 days
- Track length
- 2,427 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 18.2
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 524th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Ampil (2024), Typhoon Muifa (2022), Typhoon Banyan (2017) and 53 more.
- Lowest pressure: 395th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Halong (2025), Typhoon Shanshan (2024), Typhoon Violet (1996) and 23 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 1968 West Pacific season's ACE.