Storm history › West Pacific › 1961 season
Typhoon Dot (1961)
Dot was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1961 West Pacific season. It was tracked from November 7, 1961 to November 16, 1961, about 9 days, and covered 4,079 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 930 mb.
- Peak wind
- 160 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 930 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 4,079 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 35.5
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 131st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Kong-Rey (2024), Typhoon Man-Yi (2024), Typhoon Saola (2023) and 79 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: 10% of the 1961 West Pacific season's ACE.