Storm history › West Pacific › 1965 season
Typhoon Mary (1965)
Mary was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1965 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 14, 1965 to August 25, 1965, about 11 days, and covered 3,374 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 175 mph (280 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 950 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 1 miles from Jinhua, China.
- Peak wind
- 175 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 950 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 3,374 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 19.9
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Jinhua, China | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Hangzhou, China | 2 mi (3 km) |
| Nantong, China | 2 mi (4 km) |
| Hsinchu, Taiwan | 2 mi (4 km) |
| Changshu, China | 2 mi (4 km) |
| Suzhou, China | 4 mi (6 km) |
| Puyang, China | 9 mi (14 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: 576th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Jongdari (2018), Typhoon Amber (1997), Typhoon Zane (1996) and 54 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 1965 West Pacific season's ACE.