Typhoon Trix (1960)
Typhoon Trix reached Category 4 in the Western Pacific between August 2, 1960 and August 14, 1960, with a lowest pressure of 930 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Typhoon Trix, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 1960 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.
The storm
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Dates
- August 2, 1960 to August 14, 1960
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 125 kt (144 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 930 mb (27.46 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 15.7
- Identifier
- WP091960
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads publishes a machine-readable casualty or damage figure for a storm of this era. The National Hurricane Center’s season tables begin in 1995 and carry deaths and damage only from 2005 in the Atlantic and 2020 in both basins; the US Storm Events record begins in 1996.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 06:00 | 10.6N 137.8E | 1006 mb | Mixed | |
| Aug 2, 12:00 | 10.8N 137.0E | 1008 mb | Mixed | |
| Aug 2, 18:00 | 11.0N 136.0E | 1006 mb | Mixed | |
| Aug 3, 00:00 | 11.6N 135.4E | 1006 mb | Mixed | |
| Aug 3, 06:00 | 12.2N 135.2E | 1006 mb | Mixed | |
| Aug 3, 12:00 | 12.9N 135.4E | 1006 mb | Mixed | |
| Aug 3, 18:00 | 13.5N 135.5E | 1004 mb | Mixed | |
| Aug 4, 00:00 | 15.0N 135.8E | 40 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 4, 06:00 | 15.2N 135.6E | 40 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 4, 12:00 | 15.6N 135.2E | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 4, 18:00 | 16.1N 134.8E | 50 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 5, 00:00 | 16.6N 134.5E | 60 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 5, 06:00 | 17.2N 134.2E | 65 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 5, 12:00 | 17.9N 133.8E | 70 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 5, 18:00 | 18.8N 133.4E | 80 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 6, 00:00 | 19.8N 132.9E | 100 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 6, 06:00 | 20.8N 132.3E | 105 kt | 950 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 6, 12:00 | 21.7N 131.6E | 120 kt | 935 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 6, 18:00 | 22.9N 130.4E | 125 kt | 935 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 7, 00:00 | 23.9N 128.9E | 125 kt | 930 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 7, 06:00 | 24.8N 127.1E | 120 kt | 930 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 7, 12:00 | 25.2N 124.9E | 120 kt | 930 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 7, 18:00 | 25.3N 123.2E | 100 kt | 940 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 8, 00:00 | 25.2N 121.9E | 85 kt | 960 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 8, 06:00 | 25.1N 120.6E | 75 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 8, 12:00 | 24.7N 119.5E | 70 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 8, 18:00 | 24.3N 118.5E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 9, 00:00 | 24.1N 117.5E | 50 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 9, 06:00 | 24.0N 116.7E | 35 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 9, 12:00 | 24.0N 115.9E | 25 kt | 990 mb | Mixed |
| Aug 9, 18:00 | 24.0N 115.2E | 20 kt | 992 mb | Mixed |
| Aug 10, 00:00 | 24.0N 114.5E | 20 kt | 994 mb | Mixed |
| Aug 10, 06:00 | 23.5N 113.8E | 994 mb | Mixed | |
| Aug 10, 12:00 | 23.2N 113.1E | 994 mb | Mixed | |
| Aug 10, 18:00 | 23.0N 112.5E | 994 mb | Mixed | |
| Aug 11, 00:00 | 22.8N 112.0E | 994 mb | Mixed | |
| Aug 11, 06:00 | 22.5N 111.4E | 994 mb | Mixed | |
| Aug 11, 12:00 | 22.3N 110.8E | 994 mb | Mixed | |
| Aug 11, 18:00 | 21.9N 110.0E | 996 mb | Mixed | |
| Aug 12, 00:00 | 21.8N 109.5E | 996 mb | Mixed | |
| Aug 12, 06:00 | 21.7N 109.0E | 996 mb | Mixed | |
| Aug 12, 12:00 | 21.6N 108.7E | 998 mb | Mixed | |
| Aug 12, 18:00 | 21.3N 108.1E | 998 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Aug 13, 00:00 | 21.0N 107.6E | 998 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Aug 13, 06:00 | 20.5N 107.0E | Tropical storm | ||
| Aug 13, 12:00 | 20.1N 106.0E | Tropical storm | ||
| Aug 13, 18:00 | 19.9N 105.1E | Disturbance | ||
| Aug 14, 00:00 | 19.8N 104.0E | Disturbance |
Other Western Pacific storms of 1960
- Tropical Depression IvyWestern Pacific · 1960
- Tropical Depression JeanWestern Pacific · 1960
- Typhoon KarenWestern Pacific · 1960
- Tropical Storm LucilleWestern Pacific · 1960
- Tropical Depression LucilleWestern Pacific · 1960
- Tropical Storm NadineWestern Pacific · 1960
- Typhoon MaryWestern Pacific · 1960
- Tropical Depression MaryWestern Pacific · 1960
- Typhoon OliveWestern Pacific · 1960
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1960
- Typhoon PollyWestern Pacific · 1960
- Tropical Storm RoseWestern Pacific · 1960
- Super Typhoon ShirleyWestern Pacific · 1960
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1960
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1960
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1960
- Typhoon VirginiaWestern Pacific · 1960
- Tropical Depression TrixWestern Pacific · 1960
- Tropical Storm AgnesWestern Pacific · 1960
- Typhoon WendyWestern Pacific · 1960
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1960
- Typhoon BessWestern Pacific · 1960
- Typhoon CarmenWestern Pacific · 1960
- Typhoon DellaWestern Pacific · 1960
- Typhoon ElaineWestern Pacific · 1960
- Typhoon FayeWestern Pacific · 1960
- Tropical Storm GloriaWestern Pacific · 1960
- Tropical Depression GloriaWestern Pacific · 1960
- Tropical Storm HesterWestern Pacific · 1960
- Tropical Storm IrmaWestern Pacific · 1960
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1960
- Tropical Depression IrmaWestern Pacific · 1960
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1960
- Tropical Storm JudyWestern Pacific · 1960
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1960
- Typhoon KitWestern Pacific · 1960
- Typhoon LolaWestern Pacific · 1960
- Typhoon MamieWestern Pacific · 1960
- Typhoon NinaWestern Pacific · 1960
- Tropical Depression MamieWestern Pacific · 1960
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1960
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1960
- Super Typhoon OpheliaWestern Pacific · 1960
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1960
- Typhoon PhyllisWestern Pacific · 1960
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.