Storm history › West Pacific › 1972 season
Typhoon Olga (1972)
Olga was a Category 3 typhoon of the 1972 West Pacific season. It was tracked from October 20, 1972 to October 31, 1972, about 11 days, and covered 5,294 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 940 mb.
- Peak wind
- 120 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 940 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 5,294 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 19.4
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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: 439th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Merbok (2022), Typhoon Kulap (2022), Typhoon Kirogi (2000) and 62 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 1972 West Pacific season's ACE.