Tropical Storm Doris (1961)
Tropical Storm Doris peaked at 45 kt in the Western Pacific between June 21, 1961 and July 10, 1961, with a lowest pressure of 986 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Doris, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 1961 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
- June 21, 1961 to July 10, 1961
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 45 kt (52 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 986 mb (29.12 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 1.9
- Identifier
- WP081961
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 18:00 | 9.0N 139.0E | Disturbance | ||
| Jun 22, 00:00 | 9.6N 139.5E | Disturbance | ||
| Jun 22, 06:00 | 10.5N 140.0E | Disturbance | ||
| Jun 22, 12:00 | 11.3N 139.2E | Disturbance | ||
| Jun 22, 18:00 | 11.7N 138.1E | Disturbance | ||
| Jun 23, 00:00 | 12.0N 137.0E | Disturbance | ||
| Jun 23, 06:00 | 14.0N 137.6E | 30 kt | Mixed | |
| Jun 23, 12:00 | 15.2N 137.2E | 30 kt | Mixed | |
| Jun 23, 18:00 | 16.4N 136.6E | 30 kt | Mixed | |
| Jun 24, 00:00 | 17.6N 136.0E | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jun 24, 06:00 | 18.6N 135.2E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jun 24, 12:00 | 19.5N 134.4E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jun 24, 18:00 | 20.1N 133.4E | 30 kt | Mixed | |
| Jun 25, 00:00 | 20.2N 132.2E | 30 kt | Mixed | |
| Jun 25, 06:00 | 20.0N 131.3E | 30 kt | Mixed | |
| Jun 25, 12:00 | 20.0N 130.6E | 25 kt | Mixed | |
| Jun 25, 18:00 | 20.4N 130.3E | 25 kt | Mixed | |
| Jun 26, 00:00 | 21.3N 130.7E | 20 kt | Mixed | |
| Jun 26, 06:00 | 22.3N 131.5E | 20 kt | Mixed | |
| Jun 26, 12:00 | 23.1N 132.1E | 20 kt | Mixed | |
| Jun 26, 18:00 | 22.6N 132.5E | 25 kt | Mixed | |
| Jun 27, 00:00 | 22.2N 132.0E | 25 kt | Mixed | |
| Jun 27, 06:00 | 22.0N 131.5E | 25 kt | Mixed | |
| Jun 27, 12:00 | 22.0N 131.0E | 20 kt | Mixed | |
| Jun 27, 18:00 | 21.8N 130.2E | 20 kt | 1000 mb | Mixed |
| Jun 28, 00:00 | 21.4N 129.5E | 20 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 28, 06:00 | 21.4N 129.0E | 20 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 28, 12:00 | 21.3N 128.3E | 25 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 28, 18:00 | 21.3N 127.8E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 29, 00:00 | 21.4N 127.0E | 35 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 29, 06:00 | 21.5N 126.5E | 40 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 29, 12:00 | 21.6N 125.8E | 40 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 29, 18:00 | 21.6N 125.3E | 45 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 30, 00:00 | 21.7N 125.1E | 45 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 30, 06:00 | 21.6N 124.4E | 45 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 30, 12:00 | 21.7N 123.5E | 40 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 30, 18:00 | 21.6N 122.3E | 40 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 1, 00:00 | 21.4N 120.8E | 40 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 1, 06:00 | 21.9N 118.0E | 35 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 1, 12:00 | 22.3N 117.3E | 35 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 1, 18:00 | 22.6N 116.7E | 35 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 2, 00:00 | 23.2N 116.0E | 30 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 2, 06:00 | 23.5N 114.6E | 25 kt | 992 mb | Mixed |
| Jul 2, 12:00 | 24.0N 114.2E | 992 mb | Mixed | |
| Jul 2, 18:00 | 25.4N 112.5E | 995 mb | Mixed | |
| Jul 3, 00:00 | 27.4N 110.5E | 996 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Jul 3, 06:00 | 29.1N 109.1E | 996 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Jul 3, 12:00 | 30.4N 108.2E | 996 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Jul 3, 18:00 | 31.0N 107.7E | 997 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Jul 4, 00:00 | 31.9N 107.7E | 997 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 4, 06:00 | 32.9N 107.8E | 997 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 4, 12:00 | 33.6N 110.1E | 997 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 4, 18:00 | 34.0N 112.5E | 997 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 5, 00:00 | 35.0N 114.1E | 996 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 5, 06:00 | 36.0N 115.5E | 994 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 5, 12:00 | 37.0N 117.0E | 992 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 5, 18:00 | 37.6N 118.1E | 990 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 6, 00:00 | 38.0N 120.0E | 986 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 6, 06:00 | 39.0N 124.9E | 988 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 6, 12:00 | 40.0N 129.4E | 988 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 6, 18:00 | 41.9N 132.0E | 988 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 7, 00:00 | 43.7N 134.4E | 988 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 7, 06:00 | 45.0N 137.5E | 988 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 7, 12:00 | 46.0N 140.9E | 988 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 7, 18:00 | 49.0N 144.0E | 988 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 8, 00:00 | 50.8N 145.9E | 986 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 8, 06:00 | 51.4N 148.0E | 986 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 8, 12:00 | 52.0N 150.0E | 986 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 8, 18:00 | 53.0N 151.0E | 986 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 9, 00:00 | 54.4N 152.5E | 990 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 9, 06:00 | 55.0N 153.0E | 992 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 9, 12:00 | 55.8N 153.9E | 992 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 9, 18:00 | 56.8N 154.9E | 994 mb | Extratropical | |
| Jul 10, 00:00 | 57.1N 156.0E | 998 mb | Extratropical |
Other Western Pacific storms of 1961
- Tropical Storm RitaWestern Pacific · 1961
- Tropical Storm SusanWestern Pacific · 1961
- Super Typhoon TessWestern Pacific · 1961
- Tropical Storm ViolaWestern Pacific · 1961
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1961
- Typhoon AliceWestern Pacific · 1961 · 4 deaths
- Super Typhoon BettyWestern Pacific · 1961
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1961
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1961
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1961
- Typhoon CoraWestern Pacific · 1961
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1961
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1961
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1961
- Tropical Depression DorisWestern Pacific · 1961
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1961
- Typhoon ElsieWestern Pacific · 1961
- Tropical Storm FlossieWestern Pacific · 1961
- Tropical Storm GraceWestern Pacific · 1961
- Typhoon HelenWestern Pacific · 1961
- Typhoon IdaWestern Pacific · 1961
- Typhoon JuneWestern Pacific · 1961
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1961
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1961
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1961
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1961
- Typhoon KathyWestern Pacific · 1961
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1961
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1961
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1961
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1961
- Typhoon LornaWestern Pacific · 1961
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1961
- Tropical Storm MarieWestern Pacific · 1961
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1961
- Typhoon OlgaWestern Pacific · 1961
- Super Typhoon PamelaWestern Pacific · 1961
- Super Typhoon NancyWestern Pacific · 1961
- Tropical Depression RubyWestern Pacific · 1961
- Typhoon SallyWestern Pacific · 1961
- Super Typhoon TildaWestern Pacific · 1961
- Super Typhoon VioletWestern Pacific · 1961
- Tropical Depression WildaWestern Pacific · 1961
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1961
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1961
- Tropical Depression AnitaWestern Pacific · 1961
- Typhoon BillieWestern Pacific · 1961
- Typhoon ClaraWestern Pacific · 1961
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1961
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1961
- Super Typhoon DotWestern Pacific · 1961
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1961
- Super Typhoon EllenWestern Pacific · 1961
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.