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1962 West Pacific typhoon season

The 1962 West Pacific season had 30 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 23 of them typhoons and 12 major (Category 3 or stronger). 5 reached Category 5: Opal, Ruth, Amy, Emma, Karen.

The first storm was tracked from February 2, 1962 and the last ended on January 1, 1970. The strongest by wind was Typhoon Ruth (1962), at 185 mph (295 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 413.4.

Storms
30
Typhoons
23
Major
12
Category 5
5
ACE
413.4
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongest
Tropical Storm FranFeb 2 – Feb 650 mph1002 mbTropical storm
Typhoon GeorgiaApr 15 – Apr 29150 mph930 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Typhoon HopeMay 14 – May 2890 mph980 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Unnamed storm 4, 1962 West PacificMay 18 – May 25——Storm
Tropical Storm IrisMay 25 – May 3170 mph990 mbTropical storm
Typhoon JoanJul 6 – Jul 1590 mph985 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Unnamed storm 7, 1962 West PacificJul 8 – Jul 12——Storm
Unnamed storm 8, 1962 West PacificJul 9 – Jul 13——Storm
Typhoon KateJul 16 – Jul 2690 mph970 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Unnamed storm 10, 1962 West PacificJul 17 – Jul 17——Storm
Typhoon LouiseJul 20 – Jul 2990 mph960 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Typhoon NoraJul 25 – Aug 685 mph968 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Tropical Storm MargeJul 28 – Jul 2945 mph1002 mbTropical storm
Unnamed storm 14, 1962 West PacificJul 29 – Jul 31——Storm
Typhoon OpalJul 30 – Aug 14165 mph900 mbCategory 5 typhoon
Typhoon PatsyAug 5 – Aug 1275 mph988 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Typhoon RuthAug 12 – Aug 25185 mph915 mbCategory 5 typhoon
Typhoon SarahAug 14 – Aug 2585 mph975 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Unnamed storm 19, 1962 West PacificAug 14 – Aug 15——Storm
Typhoon ThelmaAug 20 – Sep 1130 mph950 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Typhoon VeraAug 24 – Aug 2880 mph990 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Typhoon WandaAug 25 – Sep 5110 mph960 mbCategory 2 typhoon
Typhoon AmyAug 28 – Sep 10160 mph940 mbCategory 5 typhoon
Unnamed storm 24, 1962 West PacificSep 5 – Sep 6——Storm
Tropical Storm Babe / BabsSep 11 – Sep 1965 mph994 mbTropical storm
Unnamed storm 26, 1962 West PacificSep 11 – Sep 17—1002 mbStorm
Typhoon Carla / ClaraSep 18 – Sep 2380 mph985 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Unnamed storm 28, 1962 West PacificSep 20 – Sep 24——Storm
Unnamed storm 29, 1962 West PacificSep 22 – Sep 28——Storm
Typhoon DinahSep 24 – Oct 5115 mph955 mbCategory 3 typhoon
Typhoon EmmaSep 28 – Oct 13160 mph890 mbCategory 5 typhoon
Typhoon FredaOct 1 – Oct 10115 mph950 mbCategory 3 typhoon
Typhoon GildaOct 18 – Nov 1130 mph955 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Tropical Storm HarrietOct 19 – Oct 2760 mph1000 mbTropical storm
Unnamed storm 35, 1962 West PacificOct 21 – Oct 22——Storm
Typhoon IvyOct 27 – Oct 29115 mph996 mbCategory 3 typhoon
Typhoon JeanNov 4 – Nov 20105 mph975 mbCategory 2 typhoon
Typhoon KarenNov 7 – Nov 18185 mph900 mbCategory 5 typhoon
Typhoon LucyNov 23 – Dec 1115 mph975 mbCategory 3 typhoon
Unnamed storm 40, 1962 West PacificNov 25 – Nov 29——Storm
Tropical Storm MaryDec 1 – Dec 350 mph—Tropical storm
Tropical Storm NadineDec 5 – Dec 1160 mph974 mbTropical storm