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WESTERN PACIFIC · 1967 SEASON

Typhoon Carla (1967)

Recorded track and intensity · 10 Oct 1967–20 Oct 1967

PEAK INTENSITYCategory 5
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CARLA: complete recorded track, 10 Oct 1967–20 Oct 1967Recorded track from 10 Oct 1967 to 20 Oct 1967. Colors show the recorded wind category. The highlighted position follows the replay controls.PHILIPPINESTAIWAN10 Oct, 00:00 UTC11 Oct, 00:00 UTC12 Oct, 00:00 UTC13 Oct, 00:00 UTC14 Oct, 00:00 UTC15 Oct, 00:00 UTC16 Oct, 00:00 UTC17 Oct, 00:00 UTC18 Oct, 00:00 UTC19 Oct, 00:00 UTC20 Oct, 00:00 UTCPeak · Category 510 OCT20 OCT

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All times UTC

Wind speed & pressure

14 Oct, 18:00 UTC
Wind speed 160 ktPressure 906 hPa
0900809601601020kthPa10 Oct13 Oct16 Oct20 Oct

Forward speed & ACE

14 Oct, 18:00 UTC
Forward speed 12 ktCumulative ACE 10.62 10⁴ kt²
001017.52035kt10⁴ kt²10 Oct13 Oct16 Oct20 Oct

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Forward speed measures the center’s motion. ACE accumulates squared one-minute winds at 00, 06, 12 and 18 UTC during tropical or subtropical stages at 34 kt or above. Missing observations make ACE partial. Missing measurements remain gaps.

Maximum sustained wind160 kt

184 mph / 296 km/h

Minimum recorded pressure900 hPa

15 Oct 1967 · tropical stage

Recorded track duration10 days

Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present

Approximate track distance4,790 km

Along the recorded center positions

STORM HISTORY

Track and intensity summary

Carla is listed in the Western Pacific basin for the 1967 season. Its archived track begins on 10 Oct 1967, 00:00 UTC at 11°N, 150°E. US-agency wind is not available for this first observation. These dates describe the available observations, which may include stages before and after the tropical cyclone phase.

The first Category 5 observation appears on 14 Oct 1967, 09:00 UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 160 knots (184 mph / 296 km/h), first recorded on 14 Oct 1967, 18:00 UTC at 14°N, 132.9°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 900 hPa on 15 Oct 1967, 00:00 UTC.

The full record spans 240 hours and approximately 4,790 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 20.7°N, 108.3°E on 20 Oct 1967, 00:00 UTC.

This summary is calculated from the NOAA IBTrACS archive. Category 5 describes the storm’s peak recorded wind intensity, not its intensity at landfall or the severity of impacts at any location. Landfall times, damage and casualties have not been independently reviewed for this page.

METHODOLOGY

Data sources and limitations

The map and summary are generated from NOAA’s IBTrACS v04r01 archive. Wind and category use US-agency records; minimum pressure is calculated during the tropical stage, with the archive’s pressure source retained. Category 5 refers to the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale; local agencies may use different classifications. Coastlines use Natural Earth’s 1:10m land data.

Track distance adds great-circle distances between consecutive observations, excluding gaps over 12 hours. This track has no gaps over 12 hours. The line shows the storm’s center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Converted wind speeds are rounded to the nearest whole unit.

Archive retrieved

NOAA IBTrACS archive · Field documentation

Sources & methodology

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