Storm history › West Pacific › 1964 season
Typhoon Wilda (1964)
Wilda was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1964 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 16, 1964 to September 27, 1964, about 10 days, and covered 4,893 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 175 mph (280 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 895 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 5 miles from Kanazawa, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 175 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 895 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 4,893 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 29.9
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kanazawa, Japan | 5 mi (7 km) |
| Shinagawa, Japan | 5 mi (8 km) |
| Takamatsu, Japan | 6 mi (10 km) |
| Niigata, Japan | 7 mi (12 km) |
| Himeji, Japan | 9 mi (14 km) |
| Toyama, Japan | 11 mi (18 km) |
| Okayama, Japan | 14 mi (23 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 62nd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Rai (2021), Typhoon Kong-Rey (2018), Typhoon Yutu (2018) and 43 more.
- Lowest pressure: 30th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Wutip (2019), Typhoon Meranti (2016), Typhoon Haiyan (2013) and 13 more.
- Energy: 8% of the 1964 West Pacific season's ACE.