hurricanesmapped

WESTERN PACIFIC · 1965 SEASON

Typhoon Carmen (1965)

Recorded track and intensity · 1 Oct 1965–11 Oct 1965

PEAK INTENSITYCategory 5
THE COMPLETE TRACKOpen in the explorer
CARMEN: complete recorded track, 1 Oct 1965–11 Oct 1965Recorded track from 1 Oct 1965 to 11 Oct 1965. Colors show the recorded wind category. The highlighted position follows the replay controls.ASIAJAPANPHILIPPINESTAIWANPacific Ocean2 Oct, 00:00 UTC3 Oct, 00:00 UTC4 Oct, 00:00 UTC5 Oct, 00:00 UTC6 Oct, 00:00 UTC7 Oct, 00:00 UTC8 Oct, 00:00 UTC9 Oct, 00:00 UTC10 Oct, 00:00 UTC11 Oct, 00:00 UTCPeak · Category 51 OCT11 OCT

Drag to pan · Pinch or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll to zoom. Keyboard: plus or minus to zoom, arrow keys to pan, and 0 to show the full track.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5Post-tropical
All times UTC

Wind speed & pressure

7 Oct, 00:00 UTC
Wind speed 150 ktPressure 914 hPa
0900809601601020kthPa1 Oct4 Oct8 Oct11 Oct

Forward speed & ACE

7 Oct, 00:00 UTC
Forward speed 8 ktCumulative ACE 10.29 10⁴ kt²
003017.56035kt10⁴ kt²1 Oct4 Oct8 Oct11 Oct

Hover or tap either graph to follow the track. The slider controls both graphs. Each line uses its matching colored axis.

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 measurements remain gaps.

Maximum sustained wind150 kt

173 mph / 278 km/h

Minimum recorded pressure914 hPa

6 Oct 1965 · tropical stage

Recorded track duration10.25 days

Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present

Approximate track distance7,170 km

Along the recorded center positions

STORM HISTORY

Track and intensity summary

Carmen is listed in the Western Pacific basin for the 1965 season. Its archived track begins on 1 Oct 1965, 06:00 UTC at 9.3°N, 161.6°E. The first observation lists sustained winds of 20 knots. These dates describe the available observations, which may include stages before and after the tropical cyclone phase.

The first Category 5 observation appears on 6 Oct 1965, 18:00 UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 150 knots (173 mph / 278 km/h), first recorded on 7 Oct 1965, 00:00 UTC at 19.6°N, 145.6°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 914 hPa on 6 Oct 1965, 18:00 UTC.

The full record spans 246 hours and approximately 7,170 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 53.1°N, 178.4°E on 11 Oct 1965, 12:00 UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on 9 Oct 1965, 21:00 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

Browse all Category 5 storm pages