Storm history › West Pacific › 1975 season
Typhoon Betty (1975)
Betty was a Category 2 typhoon of the 1975 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 16, 1975 to September 24, 1975, about 8 days, and covered 2,564 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 950 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 3 miles from Chaozhou, China.
- Peak wind
- 110 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 950 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 typhoon
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 2,564 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 9.3
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Chaozhou, China | 3 mi (6 km) |
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 7 mi (11 km) |
| Jieyang, China | 11 mi (18 km) |
| Tainan, Taiwan | 19 mi (31 km) |
| Shantou, China | 24 mi (38 km) |
| Puning, China | 27 mi (43 km) |
| Heyuan, China | 33 mi (52 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 728th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Guchol (2023), Typhoon Tokage (2022), Typhoon In-Fa (2021) and 48 more.
- Lowest pressure: 576th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Jongdari (2018), Typhoon Amber (1997), Typhoon Zane (1996) and 54 more.
- Energy: 6% of the 1975 West Pacific season's ACE.