Storm history › West Pacific › 1947 season
Typhoon Gladys (1947)
Gladys was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1947 West Pacific season. It was tracked from November 17, 1947 to November 22, 1947, about 5 days, and covered 2,026 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 85 mph (140 km/h).
- Peak wind
- 85 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 2,026 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 5.9
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 1043rd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Chaba (2022), Typhoon Kulap (2022), Typhoon Nalgae (2022) and 97 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 1947 West Pacific season's ACE.