Storm history › West Pacific › 1962 season
Typhoon Opal (1962)
Opal was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1962 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 30, 1962 to August 14, 1962, about 16 days, and covered 6,603 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 165 mph (270 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 900 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 2 miles from Yishui, China.
- Peak wind
- 165 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 900 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 16 days
- Track length
- 6,603 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 16.5
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Yishui, China | 2 mi (4 km) |
| Ningde, China | 3 mi (5 km) |
| Namp’o, North Korea | 3 mi (5 km) |
| Mingguang, China | 6 mi (9 km) |
| Hsinchu, Taiwan | 7 mi (10 km) |
| Laiyang, China | 8 mi (12 km) |
| Pingdu, China | 9 mi (14 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 109th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Yagi (2024), Typhoon Hinnamnor (2022), Typhoon Noru (2022) and 16 more.
- Lowest pressure: 60th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Zeb (1998), Typhoon Holly (1987), Typhoon Peggy (1986) and 17 more.
- Energy: 4% of the 1962 West Pacific season's ACE.