Storm history › West Pacific › 2015 season
Typhoon Linfa (2015)
Linfa was a Category 1 typhoon of the 2015 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 1, 2015 to July 10, 2015, about 8 days, and covered 1,585 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 967 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 3 miles from Zhongshan, China.
- Peak wind
- 85 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 967 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 1,585 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 7.1
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Zhongshan, China | 3 mi (4 km) |
| Yangjiang, China | 3 mi (4 km) |
| Changsha, China | 6 mi (9 km) |
| Jiangmen, China | 8 mi (12 km) |
| Shanwei, China | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Bao'an, China | 12 mi (19 km) |
| Huizhou, China | 15 mi (23 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1043rd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Chaba (2022), Typhoon Kulap (2022), Typhoon Nalgae (2022) and 97 more.
- Lowest pressure: 900th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Noul (2026), Typhoon Chaba (2022), Typhoon Tapah (2019) and 16 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 2015 West Pacific season's ACE.