Storm history › West Pacific › 1957 season
Typhoon Wendy (1957)
Wendy was a Category 2 typhoon of the 1957 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 10, 1957 to July 18, 1957, about 7 days, and covered 2,884 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 985 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 3 miles from Guilin, China.
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 typhoon
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 2,884 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 11.0
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Guilin, China | 3 mi (4 km) |
| Huizhou, China | 6 mi (10 km) |
| Qingyuan, China | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Guiyang, China | 18 mi (30 km) |
| Hezhou, China | 21 mi (34 km) |
| Dongguan, China | 22 mi (36 km) |
| Shanwei, China | 26 mi (42 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: 1319th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Cimaron (2024), Tropical Storm Talas (2022), Tropical Storm Nida (2021) and 103 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 1957 West Pacific season's ACE.