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WESTERN PACIFIC · SEASON MAP

1965 Pacific typhoon season

Every recorded track, mapped · 49 storms · 16 Jan 1965–23 Dec 1965

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1965 Pacific typhoon season: every recorded storm trackRecorded tracks of all 49 storms, colored by the wind category at each observation. Hover or focus a storm in the table to highlight its track.UNITED STATESCANADAMEXICOAFRICAEUROPECHINAJAPANPHILIPPINESINDIAGulf of MexicoPacific OceanPhilippine SeaArabian SeaBay of BengalUnnamed: 16 Jan–16 Jan, no US-agency windPatsy: 19 Jan–23 Jan, peak 65 kt, Category 1Ruth: 22 Jan–26 Jan, peak 60 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 24 Jan–24 Jan, no US-agency windSarah: 14 Feb–18 Feb, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormThelma: 18 Feb–19 Feb, peak 40 kt, Tropical stormVera: 6 Mar–7 Mar, peak 40 kt, Tropical stormWanda: 12 Apr–17 Apr, peak 65 kt, Category 1Amy: 21 May–27 May, peak 100 kt, Category 3Carla: 30 May–3 Jun, peak 120 kt, Category 4Babe: 30 May–4 Jun, peak 80 kt, Category 1Unnamed: 10 Jun–11 Jun, no US-agency windDinah: 10 Jun–19 Jun, peak 160 kt, Category 5Emma: 18 Jun–26 Jun, peak 50 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 2 Jul–2 Jul, no US-agency windUnnamed: 6 Jul–7 Jul, no US-agency windUnnamed: 6 Jul–8 Jul, no US-agency windFreda: 7 Jul–16 Jul, peak 140 kt, Category 5Unnamed: 10 Jul–11 Jul, no US-agency windGilda: 12 Jul–24 Jul, peak 60 kt, Tropical stormHarriet: 20 Jul–28 Jul, peak 100 kt, Category 3Jean: 26 Jul–6 Aug, peak 140 kt, Category 5Ivy: 27 Jul–1 Aug, peak 80 kt, Category 1Kim: 2 Aug–7 Aug, peak 60 kt, Tropical stormMary: 14 Aug–23 Aug, peak 150 kt, Category 5Nadine: 16 Aug–21 Aug, peak 60 kt, Tropical stormLucy: 15 Aug–24 Aug, peak 150 kt, Category 5Unnamed: 25 Aug–30 Aug, no US-agency windUnnamed: 26 Aug–28 Aug, no US-agency windOlive: 26 Aug–3 Sep, peak 150 kt, Category 5Unnamed: 26 Aug–29 Aug, no US-agency windPolly: 29 Aug–3 Sep, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormRose: 31 Aug–6 Sep, peak 100 kt, Category 3Shirley: 5 Sep–10 Sep, peak 130 kt, Category 4Trix: 10 Sep–18 Sep, peak 130 kt, Category 4Virginia: 13 Sep–17 Sep, peak 65 kt, Category 1Unnamed: 13 Sep–14 Sep, no US-agency windUnnamed: 14 Sep–17 Sep, no US-agency windWendy: 19 Sep–25 Sep, peak 50 kt, Tropical stormAgnes: 23 Sep–29 Sep, peak 60 kt, Tropical stormBess: 26 Sep–5 Oct, peak 150 kt, Category 5Carmen: 4 Oct–9 Oct, peak 150 kt, Category 5Unnamed: 2 Oct–4 Oct, no US-agency windUnnamed: 8 Oct–9 Oct, no US-agency windDella: 10 Oct–19 Oct, peak 85 kt, Category 2Unnamed: 28 Oct–31 Oct, no US-agency windElaine: 7 Nov–13 Nov, peak 50 kt, Tropical stormFaye: 13 Nov–26 Nov, peak 135 kt, Category 4Gloria: 19 Dec–23 Dec, peak 40 kt, Tropical storm

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Whole season

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5Post-tropical
Every storm of the 1965 Pacific typhoon season. Column headers sort the list.
Unnamed–—Unclassified—470
Patsy–65Cat 19901,620
Ruth–60Tropical storm9943,440
Unnamed–—Unclassified—460
Sarah–45Tropical storm1002810
Thelma–40Tropical storm—780
Vera–40Tropical storm1004350
Wanda–65Cat 19962,260
Amy–100Cat 39764,210
Carla–120Cat 49954,000
Babe–80Cat 19902,890
Unnamed–—Unclassified—620
Dinah–160Cat 59354,820
Emma–50Tropical storm9964,790
Unnamed–—Unclassified—650
Unnamed–—Unclassified—450
Unnamed–—Unclassified—1,180
Freda–140Cat 59253,010
Unnamed–—Unclassified—370
Gilda–60Tropical storm9853,520
Harriet–100Cat 39704,380
Jean–140Cat 59406,120
Ivy–80Cat 19901,100
Kim–60Tropical storm9901,290
Mary–150Cat 59502,950
Lucy–150Cat 59403,810
Nadine–60Tropical storm9901,530
Unnamed–—Unclassified—1,500
Unnamed–—Unclassified—310
Unnamed–—Unclassified—740
Olive–150Cat 59402,620
Polly–45Tropical storm9941,520
Rose–100Cat 39802,110
Shirley–130Cat 49404,430
Trix–130Cat 49354,790
Virginia–65Cat 19803,570
Unnamed–—Unclassified—190
Unnamed–—Unclassified—430
Wendy–50Tropical storm9864,530
Agnes–60Tropical storm990900
Bess–150Cat 59004,150
Unnamed–—Unclassified—210
Carmen–150Cat 59143,870
Unnamed–—Unclassified—290
Della–85Cat 29754,070
Unnamed–—Unclassified—440
Elaine–50Tropical storm9961,230
Faye–135Cat 49305,740
Gloria–40Tropical storm—1,210

49 storms with an IBTrACS 1965 typhoon season record. Tracks are the archived center positions, first observation 16 Jan 1965, last 23 Dec 1965.

Tropical storms34

Tropical-stage US-agency wind of 34 kt or more

Typhoons21

64 kt or more, one-minute sustained

Major (Category 3+)15

96 kt or more, Saffir–Simpson scale

Category 58

137 kt or more at any tropical-stage observation

Strongest stormDinah

160 kt · 184 mph / 296 km/h

Lowest pressure900 hPa

Bess, 30 Sept 1965

Longest track record20.9 days

Jean, full archive record

Storms without US-agency wind15

Mapped, but outside the counts above

QUICK ANSWERS

The 1965 season in brief

How many typhoons were there in the 1965 Pacific typhoon season?

The archive records 21 typhoons (one-minute winds of 64 kt or more) among 34 tropical storms, with 15 major typhoons reaching 96 kt. Counts use US-agency winds during the tropical stage.

What was the strongest storm of the 1965 Pacific typhoon season?

Dinah, with a peak one-minute sustained wind of 160 kt (Category 5) on 17 Jun 1965, 06:00 UTC and a minimum central pressure of 935 hPa.

How many Category 5 storms were there in 1965?

8 storms in the 1965 Pacific typhoon season reached Category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale: Dinah, Freda, Jean, Mary, Lucy, Olive, Bess, Carmen.

When did the 1965 Pacific typhoon season start and end?

The first tropical-stage observation is on 16 Jan 1965 and the last on 23 Dec 1965, from 49 tracked storms in the archive.

What was the first typhoon of the 1965 Pacific typhoon season?

Patsy, which reached typhoon strength (64 kt) on 20 Jan 1965, 12:00 UTC.

METHODOLOGY

Data sources and limitations

The map and totals are generated from NOAA’s IBTrACS v04r01 archive. A storm belongs to this page when the archive lists it in the Western Pacific basin for the 1965 season, so a December storm whose track ends in January stays with its season. Storms that cross between basins appear on the page of their archive basin only.

Counts use US-agency one-minute winds during the tropical stage: 34 kt for a tropical storm, 64 kt for typhoon strength and 96 kt for major intensity, on the Saffir–Simpson scale in every basin. Local agencies classify storms differently, and official season summaries can differ from the archive. Accumulated cyclone energy sums squared winds at six-hourly synoptic times, counting observations in the calendar year. Storms with no US-agency wind are mapped but cannot enter the counts.

The map frame is the same for every Western Pacific season, so a track that leaves it is cut at the edge. Lines show each storm’s center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Coastlines use Natural Earth’s 1:10m land data.

Archive retrieved

NOAA IBTrACS archive · Field documentation

Sources & methodology