Storm history › West Pacific › 1968 season
Tropical Storm Trix (1968)
Trix was a tropical storm of the 1968 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 22, 1968 to September 2, 1968, about 11 days, and covered 4,776 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 980 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 0 miles from Matsuyama, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 65 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 4,776 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 3.7
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Matsuyama, Japan | 0 mi (0 km) |
| Okayama, Japan | 1 mi (1 km) |
| Kurashiki, Japan | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Kagoshima, Japan | 9 mi (14 km) |
| Fukuyama, Japan | 11 mi (18 km) |
| Ōita, Japan | 15 mi (24 km) |
| Shinagawa, Japan | 19 mi (31 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1424th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Pulasan (2024), Tropical Storm Mirinae (2021), Tropical Storm Nida (2021) and 104 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: 1% of the 1968 West Pacific season's ACE.