Storm history › West Pacific › 1959 season
Typhoon Dinah (1959)
Dinah was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1959 West Pacific season. It was tracked from October 12, 1959 to October 25, 1959, about 13 days, and covered 7,024 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 175 mph (280 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 915 mb.
- Peak wind
- 175 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 915 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 7,024 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 46.5
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 62nd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Rai (2021), Typhoon Kong-Rey (2018), Typhoon Yutu (2018) and 43 more.
- Lowest pressure: 166th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Dolphin (2026), Typhoon Kong-Rey (2024), Typhoon Nock-Ten (2016) and 29 more.
- Energy: 12% of the 1959 West Pacific season's ACE.