Storm history › West Pacific › 1974 season
Tropical Storm Kit (1974)
Kit was a tropical storm of the 1974 West Pacific season. It was tracked from December 18, 1974 to December 24, 1974, about 7 days, and covered 2,323 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 996 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 35 miles from Iloilo, Philippines.
- Peak wind
- 45 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 996 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 2,323 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.1
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Iloilo, Philippines | 35 mi (56 km) |
| Bacolod City, Philippines | 37 mi (59 km) |
| Mansilingan, Philippines | 39 mi (63 km) |
| Cebu City, Philippines | 61 mi (98 km) |
| Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines | 62 mi (99 km) |
| Vũng Tàu, Vietnam | 106 mi (171 km) |
| Cần Thơ, Vietnam | 121 mi (195 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1817th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Son-Tinh (2024), Tropical Storm Leepi (2024), Tropical Storm Megi (2022) and 95 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1766th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Sanba (2023), Tropical Storm Megi (2022), Tropical Storm Choi-Wan (2021) and 54 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1974 West Pacific season's ACE.