Storm history › West Pacific › 1959 season
Typhoon Tilda (1959)
Tilda was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1959 West Pacific season. It was tracked from April 13, 1959 to April 24, 1959, about 11 days, and covered 2,852 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 930 mb.
- Peak wind
- 145 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 930 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 2,852 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 26.4
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 333rd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Gaemi (2024), Typhoon Khanun (2023), Typhoon Champi (2015) and 63 more.
- Lowest pressure: 334th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Maysak (2020), Typhoon Damrey (2000), Typhoon Bart (1999) and 37 more.
- Energy: 7% of the 1959 West Pacific season's ACE.