Storm history › West Pacific › 1976 season
Typhoon Louise (1976)
Louise was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1976 West Pacific season. It was tracked from October 27, 1976 to November 10, 1976, about 14 days, and covered 5,942 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 895 mb.
- Peak wind
- 160 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 895 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 14 days
- Track length
- 5,942 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 34.0
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
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: 12% of the 1976 West Pacific season's ACE.