Storm history › West Pacific › 1969 season
Typhoon Kathy (1969)
Kathy was a Category 3 typhoon of the 1969 West Pacific season. It was tracked from November 2, 1969 to November 13, 1969, about 11 days, and covered 5,637 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 925 mb.
- Peak wind
- 125 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 925 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 5,637 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 16.1
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 524th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Ampil (2024), Typhoon Muifa (2022), Typhoon Banyan (2017) and 53 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: 8% of the 1969 West Pacific season's ACE.