Storm history › West Pacific › 1951 season
Typhoon Joan (1951)
Joan was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1951 West Pacific season. It was tracked from May 3, 1951 to May 17, 1951, about 14 days, and covered 4,377 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 980 mb.
- Peak wind
- 85 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 14 days
- Track length
- 4,377 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 6.4
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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.
- Lowest pressure: 1141st lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Peipah (2025), Typhoon Conson (2021), Typhoon Mekkhala (2020) and 115 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1951 West Pacific season's ACE.