Storm history › West Pacific › 1961 season
Typhoon Cora (1961)
Cora was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1961 West Pacific season. It was tracked from June 20, 1961 to June 26, 1961, about 6 days, and covered 1,074 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 985 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 13 miles from Vinh, Vietnam.
- Peak wind
- 80 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 6 days
- Track length
- 1,074 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.0
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Vinh, Vietnam | 13 mi (21 km) |
| Sanya, China | 66 mi (106 km) |
| Huế, Vietnam | 73 mi (117 km) |
| Thanh Hóa, Vietnam | 81 mi (130 km) |
| Da Nang, Vietnam | 91 mi (146 km) |
| Wanning, China | 104 mi (167 km) |
| Basuo, China | 119 mi (191 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1149th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Dujuan (2026), Typhoon Co-May (2025), Typhoon Maria (2024) and 74 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: 1% of the 1961 West Pacific season's ACE.