Storm history › West Pacific › 1962 season
Typhoon Emma (1962)
Emma was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1962 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 28, 1962 to October 13, 1962, about 15 days, and covered 5,137 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 890 mb.
- Peak wind
- 160 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 890 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 15 days
- Track length
- 5,137 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 46.6
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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: 19th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Hagibis (2019), Typhoon Flo (1990), Typhoon Betty (1987) and 4 more.
- Energy: 11% of the 1962 West Pacific season's ACE.