Storm history › West Pacific › 1945 season
Typhoon Jean (1945)
Jean was a Category 2 typhoon of the 1945 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 25, 1945 to October 2, 1945, about 7 days, and covered 2,114 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 39 miles from Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 2 typhoon
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 2,114 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 10.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 39 mi (63 km) |
| Tainan, Taiwan | 47 mi (76 km) |
| Hsinchu, Taiwan | 55 mi (89 km) |
| Taoyuan, Taiwan | 60 mi (96 km) |
| Jinjiang, China | 62 mi (100 km) |
| Putian, China | 62 mi (100 km) |
| New Taipei City, Taiwan | 63 mi (101 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 781st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Ewiniar (2024), Typhoon Roke (2022), Typhoon Nesat (2022) and 101 more.
- Energy: 9% of the 1945 West Pacific season's ACE.