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Helen (1966, Western North Pacific)
Lowest pressure978 hPa
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Peak wind–10-min
Duration12.5 days1966-09-16 – 1966-09-28
Strength rank in 196618 / 35by lowest pressure
All-time rank1120 / 19431951–2025
Central pressure over time (hPa)
Compared with other 1966 storms (lowest pressure)
972 hPa
974 hPa
975 hPa
976 hPa
976 hPa
978 hPa
980 hPa
980 hPa
980 hPa
985 hPa
986 hPa
Bar length = depth below 1013 hPa (longer = stronger).
6-hourly track (UTC)
| Time | Lat | Lon | Wind kt | hPa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-09-16 00:00 | 14.8 | 141.5 | – | 1,006 |
| 1966-09-16 06:00 | 14.5 | 141.0 | – | 1,002 |
| 1966-09-16 12:00 | 14.3 | 140.5 | – | 1,002 |
| 1966-09-16 18:00 | 14.2 | 140.0 | – | 1,000 |
| 1966-09-17 00:00 | 14.2 | 139.3 | – | 1,000 |
| 1966-09-17 06:00 | 14.4 | 138.3 | – | 1,000 |
| 1966-09-17 12:00 | 14.9 | 137.4 | – | 998 |
| 1966-09-17 18:00 | 15.4 | 136.4 | – | 998 |
| 1966-09-18 00:00 | 16.1 | 135.4 | – | 998 |
| 1966-09-18 06:00 | 16.7 | 134.5 | – | 998 |
| 1966-09-18 12:00 | 17.5 | 133.7 | – | 998 |
| 1966-09-18 18:00 | 18.3 | 133.1 | – | 996 |
| 1966-09-19 00:00 | 19.3 | 131.9 | – | 996 |
| 1966-09-19 06:00 | 19.5 | 131.0 | – | 996 |
| 1966-09-19 12:00 | 19.4 | 130.3 | – | 994 |
| 1966-09-19 18:00 | 19.3 | 129.6 | – | 996 |
| 1966-09-20 00:00 | 19.3 | 129.0 | – | 996 |
| 1966-09-20 06:00 | 19.4 | 128.4 | – | 994 |
| 1966-09-20 12:00 | 19.5 | 127.8 | – | 994 |
| 1966-09-20 18:00 | 19.6 | 127.2 | – | 994 |
| 1966-09-21 00:00 | 19.6 | 126.5 | – | 994 |
| 1966-09-21 06:00 | 20.0 | 126.0 | – | 992 |
| 1966-09-21 12:00 | 20.8 | 126.0 | – | 992 |
| 1966-09-21 18:00 | 21.6 | 126.3 | – | 990 |
| 1966-09-22 00:00 | 22.2 | 126.8 | – | 990 |
| 1966-09-22 06:00 | 23.0 | 126.9 | – | 988 |
| 1966-09-22 12:00 | 23.8 | 127.1 | – | 985 |
| 1966-09-22 18:00 | 24.6 | 127.4 | – | 980 |
| 1966-09-23 00:00 | 25.2 | 127.9 | – | 978 |
| 1966-09-23 06:00 | 26.1 | 128.4 | – | 978 |
| 1966-09-23 12:00 | 27.0 | 128.9 | – | 978 |
| 1966-09-23 18:00 | 28.3 | 129.1 | – | 978 |
| 1966-09-24 00:00 | 29.6 | 129.4 | – | 984 |
| 1966-09-24 06:00 | 30.2 | 129.9 | – | 983 |
| 1966-09-24 12:00 | 30.7 | 130.8 | – | 985 |
| 1966-09-24 18:00 | 31.7 | 131.8 | – | 984 |
| 1966-09-25 00:00 | 32.9 | 133.1 | – | 988 |
| 1966-09-25 06:00 | 35.2 | 135.5 | – | 992 |
| 1966-09-25 12:00 | 38.5 | 137.8 | – | 996 |
| 1966-09-25 18:00 | 39.5 | 137.9 | – | 996 |
| 1966-09-26 00:00 | 40.2 | 137.6 | – | 996 |
| 1966-09-26 06:00 | 42.0 | 138.2 | – | 994 |
| 1966-09-26 12:00 | 43.3 | 138.4 | – | 996 |
| 1966-09-26 18:00 | 44.4 | 138.6 | – | 996 |
| 1966-09-27 00:00 | 45.4 | 139.5 | – | 996 |
| 1966-09-27 06:00 | 45.8 | 140.6 | – | 992 |
| 1966-09-27 12:00 | 46.0 | 142.0 | – | 996 |
| 1966-09-27 18:00 | 46.3 | 143.5 | – | 992 |
| 1966-09-28 00:00 | 46.3 | 145.0 | – | 998 |
| 1966-09-28 06:00 | 46.2 | 146.2 | – | 1,000 |
| 1966-09-28 12:00 | 46.2 | 147.3 | – | 1,004 |
Winds are RSMC Tokyo (JMA) 10-minute sustained winds and central pressure (winds recorded from 1977).