Storm history › West Pacific › 1972 season
Tropical Storm Kathy (1972)
Kathy was a tropical storm of the 1972 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 27, 1972 to October 9, 1972, about 11 days, and covered 5,906 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 980 mb.
- Peak wind
- 70 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 5,906 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 7.2
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 1326th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Mun (2025), Tropical Storm Prapiroon (2024), Tropical Storm Damrey (2023) and 94 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: 2% of the 1972 West Pacific season's ACE.