Storm history › West Pacific › 1955 season
Typhoon Marge (1955)
Marge was a Category 3 typhoon of the 1955 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 27, 1955 to October 5, 1955, about 8 days, and covered 2,573 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 965 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 23 miles from Ōita, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 965 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 2,573 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 16.9
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Ōita, Japan | 23 mi (36 km) |
| Hiroshima, Japan | 25 mi (40 km) |
| Matsuyama, Japan | 47 mi (76 km) |
| Kanazawa, Japan | 51 mi (83 km) |
| Fukuyama, Japan | 53 mi (86 km) |
| Shinagawa, Japan | 60 mi (97 km) |
| Niigata, Japan | 61 mi (98 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 624th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Vongfong (2020), Typhoon Bavi (2020), Typhoon Krosa (2019) and 100 more.
- Lowest pressure: 825th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Roke (2022), Typhoon Cempaka (2021), Typhoon Prapiroon (2000) and 67 more.
- Energy: 7% of the 1955 West Pacific season's ACE.