Storm history › West Pacific › 1971 season
Typhoon Olive (1971)
Olive was a Category 2 typhoon of the 1971 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 24, 1971 to August 10, 1971, about 17 days, and covered 5,704 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 13 miles from Fukuoka, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 100 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 935 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 typhoon
- Duration
- 17 days
- Track length
- 5,704 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 10.6
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Fukuoka, Japan | 13 mi (20 km) |
| Nagasaki, Japan | 19 mi (30 km) |
| Kagoshima, Japan | 28 mi (45 km) |
| Kumamoto, Japan | 28 mi (46 km) |
| Kotō, Japan | 32 mi (51 km) |
| Kitakyushu, Japan | 37 mi (60 km) |
| Ulsan, South Korea | 70 mi (112 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: 3% of the 1971 West Pacific season's ACE.