Storm history › West Pacific › 1955 season
Typhoon Ellen (1955)
Ellen was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1955 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 15, 1955 to July 27, 1955, about 12 days, and covered 4,604 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 955 mb.
- Peak wind
- 80 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 955 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 4,604 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 5.3
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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: 656th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Bulbul / Matmo (2019), Typhoon Ketsana (2009), Typhoon Wukong (2000) and 46 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1955 West Pacific season's ACE.