Storm history › West Pacific › 1965 season
Typhoon Jean (1965)
Jean was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1965 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 24, 1965 to August 14, 1965, about 21 days, and covered 7,093 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 940 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 11 miles from Kumamoto, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 160 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 940 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 21 days
- Track length
- 7,093 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 27.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kumamoto, Japan | 11 mi (18 km) |
| Kitakyushu, Japan | 12 mi (20 km) |
| Kotō, Japan | 15 mi (25 km) |
| Khabarovsk, Russia | 26 mi (41 km) |
| Fukuoka, Japan | 27 mi (43 km) |
| Nagasaki, Japan | 29 mi (47 km) |
| Kagoshima, Japan | 42 mi (68 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 131st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Kong-Rey (2024), Typhoon Man-Yi (2024), Typhoon Saola (2023) and 79 more.
- Lowest pressure: 439th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Merbok (2022), Typhoon Kulap (2022), Typhoon Kirogi (2000) and 62 more.
- Energy: 6% of the 1965 West Pacific season's ACE.