Storm history › West Pacific › 1961 season
Typhoon Ellen (1961)
Ellen was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1961 West Pacific season. It was tracked from December 5, 1961 to December 14, 1961, about 9 days, and covered 1,741 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 945 mb.
- Peak wind
- 150 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 945 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 1,741 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 25.5
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
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: 7% of the 1961 West Pacific season's ACE.