Storm history › West Pacific › 1970 season
Typhoon Wilda (1970)
Wilda was a Category 3 typhoon of the 1970 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 7, 1970 to August 19, 1970, about 12 days, and covered 4,685 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 940 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 3 miles from Nagasaki, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 120 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 940 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 4,685 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 19.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Nagasaki, Japan | 3 mi (4 km) |
| Kitakyushu, Japan | 3 mi (5 km) |
| Fukuoka, Japan | 8 mi (12 km) |
| Kumamoto, Japan | 35 mi (56 km) |
| Kotō, Japan | 39 mi (63 km) |
| Hiroshima, Japan | 57 mi (92 km) |
| Sapporo, Japan | 62 mi (100 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 581st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Haikui (2023), Typhoon Malakas (2022), Typhoon Molave (2020) and 39 more.
- Lowest pressure: 439th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Merbok (2022), Typhoon Kulap (2022), Typhoon Kirogi (2000) and 62 more.
- Energy: 7% of the 1970 West Pacific season's ACE.