Storm history › West Pacific › 1961 season
Typhoon Clara (1961)
Clara was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1961 West Pacific season. It was tracked from October 25, 1961 to November 1, 1961, about 7 days, and covered 2,014 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 985 mb.
- Peak wind
- 85 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 2,014 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 5.6
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 1043rd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Chaba (2022), Typhoon Kulap (2022), Typhoon Nalgae (2022) and 97 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1319th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Cimaron (2024), Tropical Storm Talas (2022), Tropical Storm Nida (2021) and 103 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1961 West Pacific season's ACE.