Storm history › West Pacific › 1976 season
Typhoon Therese (1976)
Therese was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1976 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 8, 1976 to July 21, 1976, about 13 days, and covered 3,349 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 905 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 7 miles from Nagasaki, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 155 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 905 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 3,349 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 32.5
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Nagasaki, Japan | 7 mi (11 km) |
| Kumamoto, Japan | 43 mi (69 km) |
| Kotō, Japan | 45 mi (72 km) |
| Kagoshima, Japan | 57 mi (92 km) |
| Fukuoka, Japan | 73 mi (118 km) |
| Kitakyushu, Japan | 99 mi (160 km) |
| Ōita, Japan | 103 mi (165 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 214th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Krathon (2024), Typhoon Nanmadol (2022), Typhoon Haishen (2020) and 40 more.
- Lowest pressure: 92nd lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Ivan (1997), Typhoon Joan (1997), Typhoon Koryn (1993) and 12 more.
- Energy: 11% of the 1976 West Pacific season's ACE.