Storm history › West Pacific › 1972 season
Typhoon Phyllis (1972)
Phyllis was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1972 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 4, 1972 to July 22, 1972, about 18 days, and covered 5,879 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 945 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 3 miles from Kanazawa, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 140 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 945 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 18 days
- Track length
- 5,879 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 25.0
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kanazawa, Japan | 3 mi (6 km) |
| Nagoya, Japan | 17 mi (28 km) |
| Toyama, Japan | 29 mi (47 km) |
| Toyota, Japan | 30 mi (48 km) |
| Kyoto, Japan | 48 mi (78 km) |
| Hamamatsu, Japan | 56 mi (91 km) |
| Hirakata, Japan | 57 mi (92 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 402nd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Lan (2023), Typhoon Koinu (2023), Typhoon Maysak (2020) and 61 more.
- Lowest pressure: 528th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Haikui (2023), Typhoon Vamco (2020), Typhoon Krosa (2019) and 25 more.
- Energy: 6% of the 1972 West Pacific season's ACE.