Storm history › West Pacific › 1951 season
Typhoon Wanda (1951)
Wanda was a Category 2 typhoon of the 1951 West Pacific season. It was tracked from November 16, 1951 to November 26, 1951, about 10 days, and covered 2,705 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 985 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 7 miles from Buôn Ma Thuột, Vietnam.
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 typhoon
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 2,705 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 22.2
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Buôn Ma Thuột, Vietnam | 7 mi (12 km) |
| Phnom Penh, Cambodia | 31 mi (50 km) |
| Nha Trang, Vietnam | 39 mi (62 km) |
| Qui Nhon, Vietnam | 58 mi (94 km) |
| Takeo, Cambodia | 71 mi (115 km) |
| Calamba, Philippines | 103 mi (165 km) |
| Dasmariñas, Philippines | 109 mi (176 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.
- Lowest pressure: 1319th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Cimaron (2024), Tropical Storm Talas (2022), Tropical Storm Nida (2021) and 103 more.
- Energy: 8% of the 1951 West Pacific season's ACE.