Storm history › West Pacific › 1960 season
Typhoon Trix (1960)
Trix was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1960 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 2, 1960 to August 14, 1960, about 12 days, and covered 2,870 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 930 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 1 miles from Xinyi, China.
- Peak wind
- 145 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 930 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 2,870 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 15.7
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Xinyi, China | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Zhaoqing, China | 4 mi (7 km) |
| Yunfu, China | 7 mi (12 km) |
| New Taipei City, Taiwan | 7 mi (12 km) |
| Heyuan, China | 8 mi (12 km) |
| Taipei, Taiwan | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Guangzhou, China | 9 mi (15 km) |
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: 5% of the 1960 West Pacific season's ACE.