Storm history › West Pacific › 1968 season
Typhoon Shirley (1968)
Shirley was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1968 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 14, 1968 to August 24, 1968, about 10 days, and covered 2,813 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 960 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 0 miles from Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR China.
- Peak wind
- 75 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 960 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 2,813 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.6
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR China | 0 mi (0 km) |
| Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong SAR China | 0 mi (0 km) |
| Kowloon City, Hong Kong SAR China | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Bao'an, China | 2 mi (3 km) |
| Wong Tai Sin, Hong Kong SAR China | 2 mi (3 km) |
| New Territories, Hong Kong SAR China | 2 mi (3 km) |
| Guangzhou, China | 2 mi (3 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1228th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Trami (2024), Typhoon Ma-On (2022), Typhoon Champi (2021) and 91 more.
- Lowest pressure: 728th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Prapiroon (2018), Typhoon Doksuri (2017), Tropical Storm Man-Yi (2013) and 65 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1968 West Pacific season's ACE.