Storm history › West Pacific › 1959 season
Typhoon Emma (1959)
Emma was a Category 3 typhoon of the 1959 West Pacific season. It was tracked from November 1, 1959 to November 15, 1959, about 15 days, and covered 6,158 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 960 mb.
- Peak wind
- 125 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 960 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 15 days
- Track length
- 6,158 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 12.0
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 524th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Ampil (2024), Typhoon Muifa (2022), Typhoon Banyan (2017) and 53 more.
- Lowest pressure: 728th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Prapiroon (2018), Typhoon Doksuri (2017), Tropical Storm Man-Yi (2013) and 65 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 1959 West Pacific season's ACE.