Storm history › West Pacific › 1963 season
Typhoon Gloria (1963)
Gloria was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1963 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 3, 1963 to September 15, 1963, about 12 days, and covered 2,377 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 920 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 10 miles from Fuzhou, China.
- Peak wind
- 155 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 920 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 2,377 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 28.1
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Fuzhou, China | 10 mi (16 km) |
| Putian, China | 18 mi (28 km) |
| Zhangzhou, China | 19 mi (31 km) |
| Meizhou, China | 21 mi (35 km) |
| Ningde, China | 23 mi (37 km) |
| Ganzhou, China | 25 mi (41 km) |
| Taipei, Taiwan | 28 mi (45 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 214th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Krathon (2024), Typhoon Nanmadol (2022), Typhoon Haishen (2020) and 40 more.
- Lowest pressure: 232nd lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Bilis (2000), Typhoon Rosie (1997), Typhoon Omar (1992) and 18 more.
- Energy: 7% of the 1963 West Pacific season's ACE.