Storm history › West Pacific › 1961 season
Tropical Storm Rita (1961)
Rita was a tropical storm of the 1961 West Pacific season. It was tracked from January 13, 1961 to January 20, 1961, about 7 days, and covered 1,582 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 996 mb.
- Peak wind
- 45 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 996 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 1,582 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.8
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1817th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Son-Tinh (2024), Tropical Storm Leepi (2024), Tropical Storm Megi (2022) and 95 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1766th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Sanba (2023), Tropical Storm Megi (2022), Tropical Storm Choi-Wan (2021) and 54 more.
- Energy: 0% of the 1961 West Pacific season's ACE.