Storm history › West Pacific › 1976 season
Tropical Storm Violet (1976)
Violet was a tropical storm of the 1976 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 19, 1976 to July 27, 1976, about 8 days, and covered 1,599 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 985 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 4 miles from Qionghai, China.
- Peak wind
- 65 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 1,599 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.0
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Qionghai, China | 4 mi (6 km) |
| Maoming, China | 4 mi (6 km) |
| Yangjiang, China | 11 mi (18 km) |
| Wenchang, China | 16 mi (26 km) |
| Lianjiang, China | 19 mi (30 km) |
| Wuchuan, China | 21 mi (33 km) |
| Qinzhou, China | 24 mi (38 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1424th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Pulasan (2024), Tropical Storm Mirinae (2021), Tropical Storm Nida (2021) and 104 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1319th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Cimaron (2024), Tropical Storm Talas (2022), Tropical Storm Nida (2021) and 103 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1976 West Pacific season's ACE.