Storm history › West Pacific › 1978 season
Typhoon Faye (1978)
Faye was a Category 3 typhoon of the 1978 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 25, 1978 to September 11, 1978, about 17 days, and covered 4,540 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 935 mb.
- Peak wind
- 120 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 935 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 17 days
- Track length
- 4,540 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 17.5
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 581st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Haikui (2023), Typhoon Malakas (2022), Typhoon Molave (2020) and 39 more.
- Lowest pressure: 395th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Halong (2025), Typhoon Shanshan (2024), Typhoon Violet (1996) and 23 more.
- Energy: 9% of the 1978 West Pacific season's ACE.