Storm history › West Pacific › 1968 season
Typhoon Mary (1968)
Mary was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1968 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 19, 1968 to August 6, 1968, about 19 days, and covered 5,282 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 925 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 3 miles from Shinagawa, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 150 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 925 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 19 days
- Track length
- 5,282 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 17.7
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Shinagawa, Japan | 3 mi (5 km) |
| Kitakyushu, Japan | 8 mi (12 km) |
| Matsuyama, Japan | 9 mi (14 km) |
| Kotō, Japan | 12 mi (20 km) |
| Fukuoka, Japan | 14 mi (23 km) |
| Kumamoto, Japan | 14 mi (23 km) |
| Nagasaki, Japan | 19 mi (30 km) |
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: 269th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Saomai (2000), Typhoon Shanshan (2000), Typhoon Ginger (1997) and 30 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 1968 West Pacific season's ACE.