Storm history › West Pacific › 1968 season
Typhoon Carmen (1968)
Carmen was a Category 3 typhoon of the 1968 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 15, 1968 to September 25, 1968, about 11 days, and covered 3,162 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 935 mb.
- Peak wind
- 125 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 935 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 3,162 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 18.2
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 524th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Ampil (2024), Typhoon Muifa (2022), Typhoon Banyan (2017) and 53 more.
- Lowest pressure: 395th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Halong (2025), Typhoon Shanshan (2024), Typhoon Violet (1996) and 23 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 1968 West Pacific season's ACE.