Storm history › West Pacific › 1972 season
Typhoon Lola (1972)
Lola was a Category 3 typhoon of the 1972 West Pacific season. It was tracked from May 27, 1972 to June 8, 1972, about 12 days, and covered 3,753 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 955 mb.
- Peak wind
- 120 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 955 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 3,753 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 16.6
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 581st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Haikui (2023), Typhoon Malakas (2022), Typhoon Molave (2020) and 39 more.
- Lowest pressure: 656th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Bulbul / Matmo (2019), Typhoon Ketsana (2009), Typhoon Wukong (2000) and 46 more.
- Energy: 4% of the 1972 West Pacific season's ACE.