Storm history › West Pacific › 1967 season
Typhoon Clara (1967)
Clara was a Category 3 typhoon of the 1967 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 2, 1967 to July 12, 1967, about 10 days, and covered 2,517 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 960 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 3 miles from Fuzhou, China.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 960 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 2,517 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 11.2
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Fuzhou, China | 3 mi (6 km) |
| Taichung, Taiwan | 22 mi (36 km) |
| Hsinchu, Taiwan | 24 mi (39 km) |
| Ningde, China | 27 mi (43 km) |
| Putian, China | 38 mi (61 km) |
| Taoyuan, Taiwan | 48 mi (77 km) |
| Banqiao, Taiwan | 54 mi (86 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 624th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Vongfong (2020), Typhoon Bavi (2020), Typhoon Krosa (2019) and 100 more.
- Lowest pressure: 728th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Prapiroon (2018), Typhoon Doksuri (2017), Tropical Storm Man-Yi (2013) and 65 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 1967 West Pacific season's ACE.