Storm history › West Pacific › 1955 season
Typhoon Dot (1955)
Dot was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1955 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 12, 1955 to July 17, 1955, about 4 days, and covered 1,829 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 995 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 9 miles from Nagasaki, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 80 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 995 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 4 days
- Track length
- 1,829 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Nagasaki, Japan | 9 mi (14 km) |
| Kagoshima, Japan | 36 mi (57 km) |
| Kumamoto, Japan | 43 mi (69 km) |
| Kotō, Japan | 44 mi (70 km) |
| Masan, South Korea | 48 mi (77 km) |
| Gwangju, South Korea | 52 mi (83 km) |
| Jeju City, South Korea | 59 mi (96 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1149th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Dujuan (2026), Typhoon Co-May (2025), Typhoon Maria (2024) and 74 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1740th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Nangka (2026), Tropical Storm Nuri (2020), Tropical Storm Etau (2020) and 11 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1955 West Pacific season's ACE.