Storm history › West Pacific › 1969 season
Typhoon Cora (1969)
Cora was a Category 2 typhoon of the 1969 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 12, 1969 to August 25, 1969, about 13 days, and covered 4,040 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 935 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 2 miles from Nagoya, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 100 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 935 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 typhoon
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 4,040 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 11.7
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Nagoya, Japan | 2 mi (3 km) |
| Sendai, Japan | 7 mi (12 km) |
| Kagoshima, Japan | 12 mi (19 km) |
| Toyota, Japan | 12 mi (20 km) |
| Utsunomiya, Japan | 18 mi (29 km) |
| Sakai, Japan | 27 mi (43 km) |
| Higashiosaka, Japan | 27 mi (43 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 889th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Malou (2021), Typhoon Shanshan (2018), Typhoon Tembin (2017) and 50 more.
- Lowest pressure: 395th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Halong (2025), Typhoon Shanshan (2024), Typhoon Violet (1996) and 23 more.
- Energy: 6% of the 1969 West Pacific season's ACE.