Typhoon Wendy (1960)
Typhoon Wendy reached Category 1 in the Western Pacific between August 10, 1960 and August 15, 1960, with a lowest pressure of 990 mb, and made landfall.
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Dates
- August 10, 1960 to August 15, 1960
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 75 kt (86 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 990 mb (29.23 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 4.0
- Fastest the center moved
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Identifier
- WP111960
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 10, 00:00 | 22.5N 136.0E | Disturbance | ||
| Aug 10, 06:00 | 22.8N 137.0E | 1000 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Aug 10, 12:00 | 23.6N 137.5E | 40 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 10, 18:00 | 24.6N 137.6E | 50 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 11, 00:00 | 25.7N 137.2E | 55 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 11, 06:00 | 26.8N 136.2E | 60 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 11, 12:00 | 28.4N 135.1E | 70 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 11, 18:00 | 30.3N 134.5E | 70 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 12, 00:00 | 31.7N 134.4E | 75 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 12, 06:00 | 32.8N 134.2E | 70 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 12, 12:00 | 34.1N 134.1E | 50 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 12, 18:00 | 35.7N 134.9E | 45 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 13, 00:00 | 37.6N 137.7E | 45 kt | 1004 mb | Mixed |
| Aug 13, 06:00 | 38.9N 141.1E | 45 kt | 1006 mb | Mixed |
| Aug 13, 12:00 | 40.1N 145.5E | 1006 mb | Extratropical | |
| Aug 13, 18:00 | 40.4N 148.9E | 1006 mb | Extratropical | |
| Aug 14, 00:00 | 41.0N 152.0E | 1000 mb | Extratropical | |
| Aug 14, 06:00 | 41.8N 155.0E | 1000 mb | Extratropical | |
| Aug 14, 12:00 | 42.0N 159.0E | 1002 mb | Extratropical | |
| Aug 14, 18:00 | 42.0N 165.2E | 1004 mb | Extratropical | |
| Aug 15, 00:00 | 42.9N 172.0E | 1004 mb | Extratropical | |
| Aug 15, 06:00 | 43.2N 174.0E | 1004 mb | Extratropical | |
| Aug 15, 12:00 | 43.9N 176.0E | 1004 mb | Extratropical | |
| Aug 15, 18:00 | 44.2N 178.1E | 1006 mb | Extratropical |
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
- Typhoon TrixWestern 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
- 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.