Hurricane History Map

1962 Western North Pacific season

42 storms formed in the Western North Pacific basin in 1962, from 2 February 1962 to 11 December 1962.

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Years1962
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Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

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The 1962 season in numbers

The record holds 42 storms for the 1962 Western North Pacific season, of which 30 had names.30 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 23 reached typhoon strength (category 1 or more) and 12 were major (category 3 or more). 12 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 42storms
  • 30tropical storm strength or more
  • 23typhoon strength or more
  • 12major (category 3 to 5)
  • 425accumulated cyclone energy

Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the squared wind speed of every position of 34 knots or more, divided by 10,000. It is approximate here because the winds are 1-minute equivalents, and it is mostly useful for comparing seasons of one basin.

Strongest storms of 1962

  • Ruth (1962)12 August 1962 to 25 August 1962, peak Category 5 (160 kt), 915 hPa
  • Karen (1962)7 November 1962 to 18 November 1962, peak Category 5 (160 kt), 900 hPa
  • Opal (1962)30 July 1962 to 14 August 1962, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 900 hPa
  • Amy (1962)28 August 1962 to 10 September 1962, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 940 hPa
  • Emma (1962)28 September 1962 to 13 October 1962, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 890 hPa

All 42 storms of 1962

StormPeak
Fran Tropical storm
Georgia Category 4
Hope Category 1
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Iris Tropical storm
Joan Category 1
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Kate Category 1
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Louise Category 1
Nora Category 1
Marge Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Opal Category 5
Patsy Category 1
Ruth Category 5
Sarah Category 1
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Thelma Category 4
Vera Category 1
Wanda Category 2
Amy Category 5
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Babe:babs Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Carla:clara Category 1
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Dinah Category 3
Emma Category 5
Freda Category 3
Gilda Category 4
Harriet Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Ivy Category 3
Jean Category 2
Karen Category 5
Lucy Category 3
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Mary Tropical storm
Nadine Tropical storm

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