Storm history › West Pacific › 1960 season
Typhoon Ophelia (1960)
Ophelia was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1960 West Pacific season. It was tracked from November 21, 1960 to December 8, 1960, about 17 days, and covered 8,390 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 925 mb.
- Peak wind
- 155 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 925 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 17 days
- Track length
- 8,390 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 41.3
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 214th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Krathon (2024), Typhoon Nanmadol (2022), Typhoon Haishen (2020) and 40 more.
- Lowest pressure: 269th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Saomai (2000), Typhoon Shanshan (2000), Typhoon Ginger (1997) and 30 more.
- Energy: 13% of the 1960 West Pacific season's ACE.