Storm history › West Pacific › 1969 season
Typhoon Helen (1969)
Helen was a Category 3 typhoon of the 1969 West Pacific season. It was tracked from October 5, 1969 to October 14, 1969, about 9 days, and covered 4,180 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 930 mb.
- Peak wind
- 120 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 930 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 4,180 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 10.4
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 581st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Haikui (2023), Typhoon Malakas (2022), Typhoon Molave (2020) and 39 more.
- Lowest pressure: 334th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Maysak (2020), Typhoon Damrey (2000), Typhoon Bart (1999) and 37 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 1969 West Pacific season's ACE.