Storm history › West Pacific › 1945 season
Typhoon Opal (1945)
Opal was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1945 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 14, 1945 to July 22, 1945, about 8 days, and covered 2,686 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 75 mph (120 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 38 miles from Kagoshima, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 75 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 2,686 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 5.7
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kagoshima, Japan | 38 mi (62 km) |
| Hamamatsu, Japan | 81 mi (130 km) |
| Chiba, Japan | 88 mi (142 km) |
| Shinagawa, Japan | 90 mi (145 km) |
| Shizuoka, Japan | 95 mi (153 km) |
| Honchō, Japan | 98 mi (157 km) |
| Yokosuka, Japan | 98 mi (158 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1228th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Trami (2024), Typhoon Ma-On (2022), Typhoon Champi (2021) and 91 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 1945 West Pacific season's ACE.