Storm history › West Pacific › 1949 season
Typhoon Gloria (1949)
Gloria was a Category 3 typhoon of the 1949 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 18, 1949 to July 27, 1949, about 9 days, and covered 2,757 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 125 mph (205 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 1 miles from Cixi, China.
- Peak wind
- 125 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 2,757 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 18.9
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Cixi, China | 1 mi (1 km) |
| Ningbo, China | 6 mi (9 km) |
| Huzhou, China | 6 mi (9 km) |
| Nanjing, China | 6 mi (10 km) |
| Yixing, China | 9 mi (14 km) |
| Jiaxing, China | 12 mi (19 km) |
| Weihai, China | 15 mi (24 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 524th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Ampil (2024), Typhoon Muifa (2022), Typhoon Banyan (2017) and 53 more.
- Energy: 9% of the 1949 West Pacific season's ACE.