Storm history › West Pacific › 1967 season
Typhoon Opal (1967)
Opal was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1967 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 29, 1967 to September 19, 1967, about 21 days, and covered 4,350 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 180 mph (285 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 920 mb.
- Peak wind
- 180 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 920 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 21 days
- Track length
- 4,350 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 57.5
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 38th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Chanthu (2021), Typhoon Jebi (2018), Typhoon Mangkhut (2018) and 18 more.
- Lowest pressure: 232nd lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Bilis (2000), Typhoon Rosie (1997), Typhoon Omar (1992) and 18 more.
- Energy: 16% of the 1967 West Pacific season's ACE.