Storm history › West Pacific › 1957 season
Typhoon Shirley (1957)
Shirley was a Category 3 typhoon of the 1957 West Pacific season. It was tracked from April 11, 1957 to April 18, 1957, about 7 days, and covered 1,562 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 975 mb.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 975 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 1,562 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 8.3
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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: 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: 2% of the 1957 West Pacific season's ACE.