Storm history › West Pacific › 1974 season
Typhoon Mary (1974)
Mary was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1974 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 10, 1974 to August 27, 1974, about 17 days, and covered 5,119 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 965 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 1 miles from Lishui, China.
- Peak wind
- 80 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 965 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 17 days
- Track length
- 5,119 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 12.7
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Lishui, China | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Hamamatsu, Japan | 4 mi (7 km) |
| Guli, China | 14 mi (23 km) |
| Shizuoka, Japan | 21 mi (33 km) |
| Sendai, Japan | 23 mi (37 km) |
| Jiaojiang, China | 26 mi (42 km) |
| Rui’an, China | 28 mi (45 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1149th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Dujuan (2026), Typhoon Co-May (2025), Typhoon Maria (2024) and 74 more.
- Lowest pressure: 825th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Roke (2022), Typhoon Cempaka (2021), Typhoon Prapiroon (2000) and 67 more.
- Energy: 7% of the 1974 West Pacific season's ACE.