Storm history › West Pacific › 1972 season
Tropical Storm Viola (1972)
Viola was a tropical storm of the 1972 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 19, 1972 to July 28, 1972, about 9 days, and covered 3,009 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 975 mb.
- Peak wind
- 70 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 975 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 3,009 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 3.0
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 1326th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Mun (2025), Tropical Storm Prapiroon (2024), Tropical Storm Damrey (2023) and 94 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1034th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Koto (2025), Typhoon Saudel (2020), Tropical Storm Faxai (2007) and 70 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1972 West Pacific season's ACE.