Storm history › West Pacific › 1968 season
Tropical Storm Polly (1968)
Polly was a tropical storm of the 1968 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 3, 1968 to August 18, 1968, about 15 days, and covered 4,597 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 965 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 32 miles from Busan, South Korea.
- Peak wind
- 65 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 965 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 15 days
- Track length
- 4,597 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 10.0
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Busan, South Korea | 32 mi (52 km) |
| Ulsan, South Korea | 38 mi (61 km) |
| Kimhae, South Korea | 44 mi (71 km) |
| Changwon, South Korea | 53 mi (86 km) |
| Pohang, South Korea | 56 mi (91 km) |
| Daegu, South Korea | 84 mi (135 km) |
| Jeju City, South Korea | 88 mi (141 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1424th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Pulasan (2024), Tropical Storm Mirinae (2021), Tropical Storm Nida (2021) and 104 more.
- Lowest pressure: 825th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Roke (2022), Typhoon Cempaka (2021), Typhoon Prapiroon (2000) and 67 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 1968 West Pacific season's ACE.