Storm history › West Pacific › 1971 season
Tropical Storm Thelma (1971)
Thelma was a tropical storm of the 1971 West Pacific season. It was tracked from March 15, 1971 to March 24, 1971, about 10 days, and covered 3,313 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 994 mb.
- Peak wind
- 50 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 994 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 3,313 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.2
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 1666th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Etau (2026), Tropical Storm Krovanh (2026), Tropical Storm Lingling (2025) and 136 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1698th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Mitag (2025), Tropical Depression Pabuk (2024), Tropical Storm Mulan (2022) and 32 more.
- Energy: 0% of the 1971 West Pacific season's ACE.