Storm history › West Pacific › 1963 season
Typhoon Agnes (1963)
Agnes was a Category 2 typhoon of the 1963 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 15, 1963 to July 25, 1963, about 10 days, and covered 2,889 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 992 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 3 miles from Bắc Giang, Vietnam.
- Peak wind
- 100 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 992 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 typhoon
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 2,889 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 8.1
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Bắc Giang, Vietnam | 3 mi (5 km) |
| Hanoi, Vietnam | 5 mi (7 km) |
| Wuchuan, China | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Beihai, China | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Lianjiang, China | 11 mi (17 km) |
| Zhanjiang, China | 15 mi (24 km) |
| Việt Trì, Vietnam | 22 mi (35 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 889th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Malou (2021), Typhoon Shanshan (2018), Typhoon Tembin (2017) and 50 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1608th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Nokaen (2026), Tropical Storm Lingling (2025), Tropical Storm Trases (2022) and 51 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1963 West Pacific season's ACE.