Storm history › West Pacific › 1967 season
Typhoon Violet (1967)
Violet was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1967 West Pacific season. It was tracked from March 31, 1967 to April 12, 1967, about 12 days, and covered 3,214 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 930 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 60 miles from Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
- Peak wind
- 140 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 930 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 3,214 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 24.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 60 mi (97 km) |
| Tainan, Taiwan | 85 mi (137 km) |
| Taipei, Taiwan | 131 mi (210 km) |
| Banqiao, Taiwan | 133 mi (214 km) |
| New Taipei City, Taiwan | 135 mi (217 km) |
| Taoyuan, Taiwan | 142 mi (228 km) |
| Shantou, China | 147 mi (237 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 402nd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Lan (2023), Typhoon Koinu (2023), Typhoon Maysak (2020) and 61 more.
- Lowest pressure: 334th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Maysak (2020), Typhoon Damrey (2000), Typhoon Bart (1999) and 37 more.
- Energy: 7% of the 1967 West Pacific season's ACE.