Storm history › West Pacific › 1961 season
Typhoon Betty (1961)
Betty was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1961 West Pacific season. It was tracked from May 21, 1961 to June 4, 1961, about 14 days, and covered 5,353 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 945 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 2 miles from Hsinchu, Taiwan.
- Peak wind
- 150 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 945 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 14 days
- Track length
- 5,353 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 19.5
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Hsinchu, Taiwan | 2 mi (3 km) |
| Ningbo, China | 5 mi (8 km) |
| Gwangju, South Korea | 6 mi (9 km) |
| Gumi, South Korea | 6 mi (10 km) |
| Masan, South Korea | 8 mi (12 km) |
| Taizhou, China | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Jiaojiang, China | 10 mi (17 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 259th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Yinxing (2024), Typhoon Usagi (2024), Typhoon Doksuri (2023) and 68 more.
- Lowest pressure: 528th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Haikui (2023), Typhoon Vamco (2020), Typhoon Krosa (2019) and 25 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 1961 West Pacific season's ACE.