Storm history › West Pacific › 1974 season
Typhoon Shirley (1974)
Shirley was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1974 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 2, 1974 to September 11, 1974, about 10 days, and covered 3,050 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 970 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 3 miles from Nagoya, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 85 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 970 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 3,050 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 6.7
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Nagoya, Japan | 3 mi (5 km) |
| Kagoshima, Japan | 5 mi (8 km) |
| Toyota, Japan | 10 mi (17 km) |
| Sakai, Japan | 15 mi (25 km) |
| Higashiosaka, Japan | 17 mi (27 km) |
| Sendai, Japan | 19 mi (31 km) |
| Osaka, Japan | 20 mi (33 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1043rd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Chaba (2022), Typhoon Kulap (2022), Typhoon Nalgae (2022) and 97 more.
- Lowest pressure: 928th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Bang-Lang (2026), Typhoon Dujuan (2026), Typhoon Wipha (2025) and 66 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 1974 West Pacific season's ACE.