Storm history › West Pacific › 1970 season
Tropical Storm Ruby (1970)
Ruby was a tropical storm of the 1970 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 8, 1970 to July 22, 1970, about 14 days, and covered 6,405 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 985 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 3 miles from Kimhae, South Korea.
- Peak wind
- 65 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 14 days
- Track length
- 6,405 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.5
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kimhae, South Korea | 3 mi (5 km) |
| Ulsan, South Korea | 5 mi (8 km) |
| Heyuan, China | 6 mi (10 km) |
| Ma’anshan, China | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Busan, South Korea | 9 mi (15 km) |
| Changwon, South Korea | 10 mi (15 km) |
| Nantong, China | 13 mi (21 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: 1319th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Cimaron (2024), Tropical Storm Talas (2022), Tropical Storm Nida (2021) and 103 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1970 West Pacific season's ACE.