Storm history › West Pacific › 1963 season
Typhoon Susan (1963)
Susan was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1963 West Pacific season. It was tracked from December 18, 1963 to December 29, 1963, about 12 days, and covered 4,384 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 935 mb.
- Peak wind
- 155 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 935 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 4,384 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 37.8
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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: 395th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Halong (2025), Typhoon Shanshan (2024), Typhoon Violet (1996) and 23 more.
- Energy: 10% of the 1963 West Pacific season's ACE.