Storm history › West Pacific › 1955 season
Typhoon Hope (1955)
Hope was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1955 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 2, 1955 to August 20, 1955, about 18 days, and covered 4,493 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 975 mb.
- Peak wind
- 85 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 975 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 18 days
- Track length
- 4,493 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 8.5
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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: 1034th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Koto (2025), Typhoon Saudel (2020), Tropical Storm Faxai (2007) and 70 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 1955 West Pacific season's ACE.