Storm history › West Pacific › 1947 season
Typhoon Laura (1947)
Laura was a Category 2 typhoon of the 1947 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 14, 1947 to September 18, 1947, about 4 days, and covered 1,020 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h).
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 2 typhoon
- Duration
- 4 days
- Track length
- 1,020 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 8.5
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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: 4% of the 1947 West Pacific season's ACE.