Storm history › West Pacific › 1965 season
Tropical Storm Elaine (1965)
Elaine was a tropical storm of the 1965 West Pacific season. It was tracked from November 5, 1965 to November 13, 1965, about 9 days, and covered 1,369 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 996 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 19 miles from Haikou, China.
- Peak wind
- 60 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 996 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 1,369 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.5
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Haikou, China | 19 mi (30 km) |
| Wenchang, China | 21 mi (34 km) |
| Qionghai, China | 39 mi (62 km) |
| Wanning, China | 70 mi (112 km) |
| Wuchuan, China | 72 mi (116 km) |
| Zhanjiang, China | 78 mi (126 km) |
| Maoming, China | 80 mi (129 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1541st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Pakhar (2022), Tropical Storm Noul (2020), Tropical Storm Nangka (2020) and 117 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1766th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Sanba (2023), Tropical Storm Megi (2022), Tropical Storm Choi-Wan (2021) and 54 more.
- Energy: 0% of the 1965 West Pacific season's ACE.