Storm history › West Pacific › 1973 season
Typhoon Patsy (1973)
Patsy was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1973 West Pacific season. It was tracked from October 5, 1973 to October 15, 1973, about 11 days, and covered 2,674 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 895 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 2 miles from Da Nang, Vietnam.
- Peak wind
- 160 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 895 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 2,674 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 16.6
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Da Nang, Vietnam | 2 mi (4 km) |
| Huế, Vietnam | 47 mi (76 km) |
| Buôn Ma Thuột, Vietnam | 86 mi (139 km) |
| Sanya, China | 92 mi (148 km) |
| Qui Nhon, Vietnam | 115 mi (185 km) |
| Wanning, China | 117 mi (188 km) |
| Qionghai, China | 145 mi (234 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 131st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Kong-Rey (2024), Typhoon Man-Yi (2024), Typhoon Saola (2023) and 79 more.
- Lowest pressure: 30th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Wutip (2019), Typhoon Meranti (2016), Typhoon Haiyan (2013) and 13 more.
- Energy: 11% of the 1973 West Pacific season's ACE.