What the record says
Phyllis was a typhoon in the Western North Pacific basin that lasted about 14 days, from 23 May 1958 to 6 June 1958. Its peak was Category 5 (160 kt) on 29 May 1958, with a 1-minute sustained wind of 160 kt (184 mph, 296 km/h). Its lowest recorded pressure was 940 hPa.
- Category 5peak intensity
- 160 ktpeak wind (184 mph)
- 940 hPalowest pressure
- 14 dayslifetime
Source of the peak wind: US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
It has its own page because it reached category 5 or stronger.
This page gives the official record's figures. It does not describe the human cost of the storm, which is far larger than any wind speed or pressure here.
Where it came ashore
The record shows no landfall: the storm stayed at sea.
Countries it came within 50 km of
Strongest effect first.
US counties it came within 50 km of
How to read this track
The line joins the storm's six-hourly positions with straight lines, coloured by its intensity at each point, so it shows how the storm strengthened and weakened. The real path curved between the positions. A dashed grey stretch means the storm had become post-tropical. Records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are estimates.
Source: NOAA NCEI IBTrACS, public domain. See data sources and caveats.
Other notable storms of the 1958 Western North Pacific season
- Ophelia (1958)Category 5
- Winnie (1958)Category 5
- Grace (1958)Category 5
- Helen (1958)Category 5
- Ida (1958)Category 5
- Nancy (1958)Category 5
Other notable storms near Federated States of Micronesia
- Irma (1971)7 November 1971 to 17 November 1971, peak Category 5 (155 kt), 885 hPa
- Amy (1971)27 April 1971 to 7 May 1971, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 890 hPa
- Kit (1953)25 June 1953 to 8 July 1953, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 910 hPa
- Lola (1986)14 May 1986 to 25 May 1986, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 910 hPa
- Maysak (2015)25 March 2015 to 7 April 2015, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 910 hPa