Storm history › West Pacific › 1973 season
Tropical Storm Wilda (1973)
Wilda was a tropical storm of the 1973 West Pacific season. It was tracked from June 28, 1973 to July 6, 1973, about 8 days, and covered 2,001 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 980 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 1 miles from Jiujiang, China.
- Peak wind
- 70 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 2,001 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.9
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Jiujiang, China | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Shangrao, China | 12 mi (19 km) |
| Xiamen, China | 13 mi (20 km) |
| Nanping, China | 14 mi (22 km) |
| Jinjiang, China | 15 mi (24 km) |
| Heshan, China | 15 mi (24 km) |
| Quanzhou, China | 15 mi (25 km) |
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: 1141st lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Peipah (2025), Typhoon Conson (2021), Typhoon Mekkhala (2020) and 115 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1973 West Pacific season's ACE.