Storm history › West Pacific › 1971 season
Tropical Storm Polly (1971)
Polly was a tropical storm of the 1971 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 3, 1971 to August 16, 1971, about 13 days, and covered 5,658 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 980 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 12 miles from Suwon, South Korea.
- Peak wind
- 45 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 5,658 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.3
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Suwon, South Korea | 12 mi (20 km) |
| Hwaseong-si, South Korea | 14 mi (22 km) |
| Seongnam-si, South Korea | 17 mi (27 km) |
| Cheonan, South Korea | 20 mi (31 km) |
| Ansan-si, South Korea | 20 mi (32 km) |
| Anyang-si, South Korea | 21 mi (33 km) |
| Seoul, South Korea | 29 mi (47 km) |
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: 1141st lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Peipah (2025), Typhoon Conson (2021), Typhoon Mekkhala (2020) and 115 more.
- Energy: 0% of the 1971 West Pacific season's ACE.