Storm history › West Pacific › 1971 season
Typhoon Wendy (1971)
Wendy was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1971 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 3, 1971 to September 15, 1971, about 13 days, and covered 3,976 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 915 mb.
- Peak wind
- 160 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 915 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 3,976 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 35.8
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 131st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Kong-Rey (2024), Typhoon Man-Yi (2024), Typhoon Saola (2023) and 79 more.
- Lowest pressure: 166th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Dolphin (2026), Typhoon Kong-Rey (2024), Typhoon Nock-Ten (2016) and 29 more.
- Energy: 10% of the 1971 West Pacific season's ACE.