Storm history › West Pacific › 1962 season
Typhoon Wanda (1962)
Wanda was a Category 2 typhoon of the 1962 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 25, 1962 to September 5, 1962, about 12 days, and covered 3,645 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 960 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 0 miles from Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong SAR China.
- Peak wind
- 110 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 960 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 typhoon
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 3,645 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 10.5
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong SAR China | 0 mi (0 km) |
| Jiangmen, China | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Victoria, Hong Kong SAR China | 2 mi (3 km) |
| Zhongshan, China | 2 mi (4 km) |
| Lianjiang, China | 3 mi (5 km) |
| Xinyi, China | 4 mi (6 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 728th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Guchol (2023), Typhoon Tokage (2022), Typhoon In-Fa (2021) and 48 more.
- Lowest pressure: 728th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Prapiroon (2018), Typhoon Doksuri (2017), Tropical Storm Man-Yi (2013) and 65 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 1962 West Pacific season's ACE.