Storm history › West Pacific › 1976 season
Tropical Storm Dot (1976)
Dot was a tropical storm of the 1976 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 17, 1976 to August 25, 1976, about 9 days, and covered 4,550 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 990 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 1 miles from Sendai, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 60 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 990 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 4,550 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.5
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Sendai, Japan | 1 mi (1 km) |
| Pohang, South Korea | 2 mi (4 km) |
| Gwangju, South Korea | 6 mi (9 km) |
| Masan, South Korea | 7 mi (11 km) |
| Daegu, South Korea | 9 mi (15 km) |
| Zhoushan, China | 16 mi (25 km) |
| Niigata, Japan | 16 mi (25 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1541st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Pakhar (2022), Tropical Storm Noul (2020), Tropical Storm Nangka (2020) and 117 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1487th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Etau (2026), Tropical Depression Maliksi (2024), Tropical Storm Jangmi (2020) and 91 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1976 West Pacific season's ACE.