Storm history › West Pacific › 1969 season
Tropical Storm Rita (1969)
Rita was a tropical storm of the 1969 West Pacific season. It was tracked from March 6, 1969 to March 11, 1969, about 5 days, and covered 1,201 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 995 mb.
- Peak wind
- 45 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 995 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 1,201 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.9
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1817th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Son-Tinh (2024), Tropical Storm Leepi (2024), Tropical Storm Megi (2022) and 95 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1740th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Nangka (2026), Tropical Storm Nuri (2020), Tropical Storm Etau (2020) and 11 more.
- Energy: 0% of the 1969 West Pacific season's ACE.