Storm history › West Pacific › 1957 season
Typhoon Gloria (1957)
Gloria was a Category 2 typhoon of the 1957 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 17, 1957 to September 24, 1957, about 7 days, and covered 2,002 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 980 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 2 miles from Qingyuan, China.
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 typhoon
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 2,002 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 5.3
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Qingyuan, China | 2 mi (3 km) |
| Yunfu, China | 10 mi (16 km) |
| Macau, Macao SAR China | 17 mi (28 km) |
| Huizhou, China | 18 mi (28 km) |
| Yangjiang, China | 19 mi (30 km) |
| Changsha, China | 19 mi (31 km) |
| Zhuhai, China | 23 mi (37 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 781st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Ewiniar (2024), Typhoon Roke (2022), Typhoon Nesat (2022) and 101 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1141st lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Peipah (2025), Typhoon Conson (2021), Typhoon Mekkhala (2020) and 115 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1957 West Pacific season's ACE.