Storm history › West Pacific › 2017 season
Typhoon Saola (2017)
Saola was a Category 1 typhoon of the 2017 West Pacific season. It was tracked from October 19, 2017 to October 29, 2017, about 10 days, and covered 3,521 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 974 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 64 miles from Yokosuka, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 75 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 974 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 3,521 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Yokosuka, Japan | 64 mi (103 km) |
| Chiba, Japan | 72 mi (116 km) |
| Fujisawa, Japan | 73 mi (118 km) |
| Yokohama, Japan | 73 mi (118 km) |
| Kawasaki, Japan | 77 mi (124 km) |
| Ōta, Japan | 79 mi (128 km) |
| Shizuoka, Japan | 81 mi (131 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1228th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Trami (2024), Typhoon Ma-On (2022), Typhoon Champi (2021) and 91 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1013th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Co-May (2025), Typhoon Nakri (2025), Typhoon Kujira (2020) and 17 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 2017 West Pacific season's ACE.