Storm history › West Pacific › 1957 season
Typhoon Faye (1957)
Faye was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1957 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 17, 1957 to October 1, 1957, about 13 days, and covered 5,831 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 930 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 150 miles from Yokosuka, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 160 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 930 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 5,831 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 32.8
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Yokosuka, Japan | 150 mi (241 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 131st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Kong-Rey (2024), Typhoon Man-Yi (2024), Typhoon Saola (2023) and 79 more.
- Lowest pressure: 334th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Maysak (2020), Typhoon Damrey (2000), Typhoon Bart (1999) and 37 more.
- Energy: 8% of the 1957 West Pacific season's ACE.