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1965 Pacific typhoon season
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The 1965 Pacific typhoon season was an extremely active Pacific typhoon season that had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1965, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator and west of the International Date Line. Storms that form east of the date line and north of the equator are called hurricanes; see 1965 Pacific hurricane season. Tropical Storms formed in the entire west pacific basin were assigned a name by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Tropical depressions in this basin have the "W" suffix added to their number. Tropical depressions that enter or form in the Philippine area of responsibility are assigned a name by the Philippine Weather Bureau. This can often result in the same storm having two names.
The season was among the most active Pacific typhoon seasons on record. Between January and December 1965, there was a total of 44 tropical depressions, 35 tropical storms and named systems, 21 typhoons and 11 super typhoons, of which 8 became Category 5 strength on the Saffir-Simpson scale. As a result, the season featured the most super typhoons ever observed in a single year, later tied by the 1997 season.
Named storms formed in every month of 1965, a feat that wouldn't occur again until 50 years later in 2015.
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The 1965 Pacific typhoon season was among the most active Pacific typhoon seasons on record. Between January and December 1965, there was a total of 44 tropical depressions, 35 tropical storms and named systems, 21 typhoons and 11 super typhoons, of which 8 became Category 5 strength on the Saffir-Simpson scale.These metrics are referencing the Saffir-Simpson scale, adding all observed storms by the four standard agencies. As a result, the season featured the most super typhoons ever observed in a single year, later tied by the 1997 season. The China Meteorological Administration (CMA), Hong Kong Observatory (HKO), Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), and Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) each maintain tropical cyclone databases that include their respective intensity and path analyses for 1965, resulting in disparate storm counts and intensities.July 2026
Tropical Depression Atring
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January 16
January 17
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PAGASA
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A low pressure system was spotted steadily approaching the Philippines on January 15. The next day, on January 16, the disturbance organized into a tropical depression receiving the name Atring via PAGASA. Shortly later, the depression peaked with winds of 55 km/h mph and pressure levels of 1003 hPa (mbar). The tropical depression collapsed back into an extratropical cyclone after a brief 12 hours and was last tracked by the agency on January 17.1965 Tropical Depression UNNAMED (1965015N10131) https://ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-1965015N10131 International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies June 28, 2026
Typhoon Patsy (Bining)
+ Peak intensity estimates Agency Wind(kt)The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) estimates the maximum sustained wind of a tropical cyclone has the highest windspeed averaged over one minute, the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) averages such winds over two minutes, and the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) and Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) averages such winds over ten minutes in their historical records. MSW Pressure(hPa) CMA 68 989 HKO 60 990 JMA 990 JTWC 65
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January 19
January 23
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65
990
On January 17, a short wave trough fractured off from powerful high lying westerly winds, being accompanied by a subsequent surge in the northeast wind flow.Steuckert J. F. February 15, 1966 Annual Typhoon Report, 1965 https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/atcr/1965atcr.pdf Annual Typhoon Report Guam, Mariana Islands United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center June 29, 202690 This led to a tropical disturbance being spotted by various agencies nearby Samar. The disturbance meandered in its position, before eventually tracking northward on January 19.1965 Typhoon PATSY (1965017N12126) https://ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-1965017N12126 International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies June 29, 2026 Later that day, the disturbance eventually became a tropical storm assigned the name Patsy by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.75 Continuing on its mostly northward trajectory, the tropical storm reached its peak intensity as a Category 1 typhoon on January 20, with winds of 120 km/h mph and pressure levels as low as 990 hPa (mbar). Upon reaching its peak intensity, Patsy took a sharp turn to the southwest weakening back into a tropical storm. The typhoon made landfall in Luzon as a tropical depression and collapsed into an extratropical cyclone upon crossing the island. The cyclone continued on a mostly southwest trajectory before it dissipated on January 26. The effects of the typhoon are unknown.
Tropical Storm Ruth
+ Peak intensity estimates Agency Wind(kt)MSW Pressure(hPa) CMA 58 994 HKO 60 990 JMA 994 JTWC 60
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January 21
January 26
STS
storm
60
994
A tropical disturbance was spotted by various agencies nearby Micronesia on January 20. Later that day, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center upgraded the disturbance to a tropical depression as it began moving northwest.1965 Severe Tropical Storm RUTH (1965021N07151) https://ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-1965021N07151 International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies July 13, 2026 On its northwest trajectory, the depression was upgraded to a tropical storm and was assigned the name Ruth, when situated south of Guam.83 After doing so, the storm started curving towards the west, reaching a primary peak intensity with winds of 85 km/h mph. On January 23, Ruth took a sharp turn to the northeast and slightly weakened in the process. The storm started reintensifying later that same day on its northeast movement, reaching a secondary peak intensity with winds of 110 km/h mph and pressure levels of 994 hPa. The next day, the tropical storm started to change directory closer to the east as it started weakening. Ruth later started speeding up as it moved further into the central Pacific ocean, where it collapsed into an extratropical cyclone on January 26 and dissipated shortly thereafter.
CMA Tropical Depression 4
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January 24
January 24
25
CMA
1002
A tropical disturbance was spotted far east of the Philippines by the China Meteorological Administration on January 24. The disturbance, moving east, was quickly designated as a tropical depression by the agency, where they observed winds of 45 km/h mph and pressure levels of 1002 hPa (mbar). 12 hours after the depression reached its peak intensity, it collapsed back into an extratropical cyclone and steered to the right, eventually doing a 180° turn westward. It continued on its westward trajectory before it eventually fully dissipated on January 26.1965 Tropical Depression UNNAMED (1965024N15137) https://ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-1965024N15137 International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies June 28, 2026
Tropical Storm Sarah
+ Peak intensity estimates Agency Wind(kt)MSW Pressure(hPa) CMA 38 1002 HKO 40 1002 JMA 1002 JTWC 45
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February 15
February 18
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45
1002
A tropical disturbance was located by various agencies in the South China Sea on February 14.1965 Tropical Storm SARAH (1965046N07114) https://ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-1965046N07114 International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies July 13, 2026 On a steady and predictable westward trajectory, the disturbance was upgraded to a tropical depression later that day. On February 15, the depression was upgraded to a tropical storm and was promptly assigned the name Sarah by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.83 Later that same day, the storm reached its peak intensity, with 1 minute sustained winds of 85 km/h mph and pressure levels of 1002 hPa. The tropical storm started turning gradually and slowly towards the northwest, coming in close proximity with southern Vietnam on February 16. Sarah held its tropical storm strength until February 17, where it collapsed into a tropical depression, sharply turned east, collapsed into an extratropical cyclone and dissipated shortly later. Despite the storm's close proximity to Vietnam, no damages or impacts were reported.
Tropical Storm Thelma (Kuring)
+ Peak intensity estimates Agency Wind(kt)MSW Pressure(hPa) CMA 29 1000 HKO 30 1002 JTWC 40
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February 18
February 19
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A low pressure system was spotted southeast, moving away from Guam on February 15.1965 Tropical Storm THELMA (1965046N09140) https://ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-1965046N09140 International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies July 14, 2026 The system stayed weak for the few coming days, where it initially started on a southwest trajectory and started moving more westward on February 16. On February 17, the low came in close proximity to Palau and shortly later, the system was upgraded to a tropical depression by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.83 On February 18, the depression was promptly upgraded to a tropical storm, receiving the name Thelma.83
Later that day on its westward trajectory, slightly heading north, the storm reached its peak intensity with 1 minute sustained winds of 75 km/h mph and pressure levels of 1000 hPa. Shortly after reaching its peak, Thelma collapsed into a tropical depression and dissipated shortly thereafter. Overall, no damages were reported.
Tropical Storm Vera (Daling)
+ Peak intensity estimates Agency Wind(kt)MSW Pressure(hPa) CMA 38 1004 HKO 40 1004 JMA 1004 JTWC 40
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March 6
March 7
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40
1004
A low pressure system was spotted by various agencies approaching the Philippines on March 6.1965 Tropical Storm VERA (1965065N10128) https://ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-1965065N10128 International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies July 14, 2026 A brief 6 hours before being first identified, the depression was upgraded to a tropical storm and assigned the name Vera by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.78 That same day, the storm reached its peak intensity with winds of 75 km/h mph and pressure levels of 1004 hPa. Simultaneously, the storm made landfall in the Philippine island of Samar as a tropical storm. Upon landfall, the system collapsed into a tropical depression, later an extratropical cyclone and shortly after, dissipated over the Philippines.83 Despite its short duration and landfall, damages to any region is unknown.
Typhoon Wanda
+ Peak intensity estimates Agency Wind(kt)MSW Pressure(hPa) CMA 38 1004 HKO 40 997 JMA 996 JTWC 65
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April 11
April 14
STS
65
996
On April 11, an area of mass divergence at 200 hPa was located, being fed inflow from the Southern Hemisphere at low and mid altitudes.96 As a result, a low pressure system was promptly identified when situated around Micronesia.1965 Typhoon WANDA (1965101N06158) https://ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-1965065N10128 International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies July 14, 2026 A brief 18 hours later, that same day, the system was officially classified as a tropical depression by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, officially noted to drift towards the northwest when doing so. On April 12, after moving mostly west and slightly southward, the depression was upgraded to a tropical storm, promptly receiving the name Wanda.96 The storm gradually moved to the west on its approach towards the Philippines and it started producing slight northward momentum, as it slowly intensified. On April 14, the typhoon reached its peak intensity with winds of 120 km/h mph and pressure levels of 996 hPa. Quickly after doing so, the typhoon rapidly weakened, collapsing into a tropical storm, and eventually an extratropical cyclone in just 18 hours. The storm moved NNW, then turned to the SW on April 16 and dissipated later that day as it moved over a mid level anticyclonic flow.96
Typhoon Amy (Elang)
+ Peak intensity estimates Agency Wind(kt)MSW Pressure(hPa) CMA 97 976 HKO 90 975 JMA 976 JTWC 100
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May 21
May 27
typhoon
100
976
On May 20, a low pressure system was spotted hovering north of Palau.1965 Typhoon AMY (1965140N09134) https://ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-1965140N09134 International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies July 20, 2026 Because of low-to-mid inflow originating from the Southern Hemisphere, this allowed the formation of a tropical depression, promptly classified by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center on May 21.101 On May 22, the depression was upgraded to a tropical storm, receiving the name Amy. The gradually intensifying system moved somewhat erratically to the northwest when just east of the Philippines, turning to the north on May 23 and then back mostly west later that day. On May 24, near the island of Luzon, Amy took a sharp turn towards the north, later adjusting to move towards the northeast. Early on May 25, the storm was promptly upgraded to a Category 1 typhoon as it started accelerating and deepening.24 Ultimately, the typhoon began a phase of rapid intensification, where it reached its peak intensity on May 26, with winds of 185 km/h mph and pressure levels of 976 hPa. Additionally, it was noted that the typhoon, despite being intense, was compact, shallow and very fast moving at this stage.24 Briefly afterwards, the typhoon began to weaken, where it made a notable landfall near Tokyo as a Category 1 typhoon on May 27. Later that day, the typhoon collapsed into an extratropical cyclone, meandered in an eastward manner in the northern Pacific Ocean and dissipated on May 29.
Tropical Depression 08W
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May 29
May 30
25
1003
A tropical depression was spotted by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center on May 29, designating it 08W. During its existence, the agency estimated the depression had winds of 45 km/h mph and pressure levels of approximately 1003 hPa. The next day, just 24 hours since it was first located, the depression quickly collapsed and dissipated.78
Typhoon Babe
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May 30
June 4
STS
80
990Babe made landfall in China and Taiwan.
Typhoon Carla (Goring)
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May 30
June 3
STS
120
952Carla formed with Babe. Carla rapidly intensified on June 1 but then rapidly weakened and then moved northeastward then dissipated on June 3.
CMA Tropical Depression 12
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June 10
June 12
depression
25
CMA
1000
A tropical disturbance was spotted by the China Meteorological Administration east of Vietnam on June 9.1965 Tropical Depression UNNAMED (1965161N16111) https://ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-1965161N16111 International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies July 13, 2026 The disturbance started by moving mostly east, curving towards the northeast. On June 10, the disturbance took a sharp turn to the west, whilst at the same time, get designated as a tropical depression by the agency. Shortly thereafter, on a curve to the northwest, the depression reached its peak intensity with 2 minute sustained winds of 45 km/h mph and pressure of 1000 hPa. On the same day, shortly after its peak, the depression made landfall on the island of Hainan in southern China. On June 11, the depression collapsed into an extratropical cyclone and the following day, dissipated over northern Vietnam. The effects of the depression are unknown in both countries.
Super Typhoon Dinah (Huling)
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June 10
June 19
typhoon
160
895
A surge in the southern hemisphere indraft developed into Tropical Depression 11W on June 12 to the east of the Philippines. It tracked west-northwestward, quickly strengthening to a tropical storm that day and a typhoon on the 13th. Dinah continued to quickly intensify as it turned to the northwest, and attained a peak of 185 mph on the 17th to the northeast of Luzon. Its southerly inflow was cut off, and Dinah weakened as it turned to the north. It hit southern Taiwan on the 18th as a 140 mph typhoon, and weakened greatly over the island to a tropical storm. At this time, Dinah exhibited a rare false radar eye. Dinah turned to the northeast, where it became extratropical near Japan on June 20. The storm killed 45 people on its path, and destroyed 5000 homes on Taiwan.1965 Super Typhoon DINAH (1965161N09151) https://ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-1965161N09151 International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies June 27, 2026June 2026
Tropical Storm Emma (Ibiang)
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June 19
June 26
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storm
50
996Emma affected the Philippines, Taiwan, Japan.
CMA Tropical Depression 15
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July 2
July 2
30
CMA
1004This is the tropical depression only tracked by CMA.
CMA Tropical Depression 16
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July 6
July 8
30
CMA
1002
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Tropical Depression 13W (Luming)
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July 6
July 9
30
35
1004
PAGASA13W is also known as Tropical Storm Luming by PAGASA.
Super Typhoon Freda (Miling)
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July 6
July 16
typhoon
140
925
160 mph Super Typhoon Freda, which began its life on July 6, hit northern Luzon on the 13th. It crossed the island and the South China Sea, where it hit Hainan Island as a 115 mph typhoon on the 15th. Freda dissipated the next day over China, after causing heavy flooding killing an unknown number of people. In Hong Kong, Freda killed 2 people.http://www.hko.gov.hk/informtc/historical_tc/cdtc.htm Casualties and Damage Caused by Tropical Cyclones in Hong Kong since 1960 Hong Kong Observatory December 17, 2007 May 16, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150516012539/http://www.hko.gov.hk/informtc/historical_tc/cdtc.htm dead 1965 Super Typhoon FREDA (1965187N08144) https://ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-1965187N08144 International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies June 27, 2026
CMA Tropical Depression 18
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July 10
July 11
25
CMA
999
The depression stayed away from land, yet it did not last long.
Tropical Storm Gilda (Narsing)
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July 12
July 24
STS
storm
60
985
Gilda did not last long, although it caused some damage.June 2026
CMA Tropical Depression 20
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July 17
July 20
30
CMA
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The depression did not last long.
Typhoon Harriet (Openg)
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July 20
July 28
typhoon
100
970
Harriet hit Taiwan as a Category 3 typhoon.
Super Typhoon Jean (Rubing)
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July 26
August 6
typhoon
140
920
Super Typhoon Jean, after reaching a peak of 160 mph on August 3, weakened slightly to hit southwestern Japan as a 150 mph super typhoon on August 5. The typhoon brought heavy winds to Southern Japan before becoming extratropical on the 7th. Typhoon Jean killed 28 people throughout Southern Japan.Digital Typhoon: Disaster Information1965 Super Typhoon JEAN (1965205N07163) https://ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-1965205N07163 International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies June 27, 2026
Typhoon Ivy (Pining)
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July 27
August 1
typhoon
80
978
Ivy did a loop and only survived 5 days before dissipating. Although Ivy did not make landfall in the Philippines it caused some damages.
Tropical Storm Kim
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August 2
August 8
STS
storm
60
990
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Kim stayed at sea.
Super Typhoon Lucy
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August 14
August 24
typhoon
160
900
On August 14 a tropical depression formed and was named Lucy after it became a tropical storm. Lucy became a typhoon and soon into a 185 mph super typhoon. Lucy weakened and struck Japan as a minimal typhoon. Lucy dissipated on August 24.1965 Super Typhoon LUCY (1965227N12173) https://ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-1965227N12173 International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies June 27, 2026
Super Typhoon Mary (Saling)
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August 14
August 23
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typhoon
155
929
175 mph Super Typhoon Mary weakened from its peak to hit eastern Taiwan on August 18 as a 105 mph typhoon. The typhoon brought strong winds and heavy rain before dissipating over China on the 20th.1965 Super Typhoon MARY (1965226N20139) https://ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-1965226N20139 International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies June 27, 2026
Tropical Storm Nadine
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August 14
August 19
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60
990
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Super Typhoon Olive
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August 26
September 3
typhoon
150
930Super typhoon Olive did not make landfall in land.1965 Super Typhoon OLIVE (1965238N14144) https://ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-1965238N14144 International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies June 27, 2026
Tropical Storm Polly (Tasing)
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August 30
September 2
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45
994
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Typhoon Rose (Unding)
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August 30
September 6
typhoon
100
980Rose make landfall in the Philippines as Category 3.
Super Typhoon Shirley
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August 31
September 10
typhoon
130
940
130 mph Typhoon Shirley, after weakening from a peak of 150 mph, hit southern Japan on September 10, causing moderate damage and heavy rain. Resulting floods and landslides killed 67 people and left 6 missing.1965 Super Typhoon SHIRLEY (1965244N09145) https://ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-1965244N09145 International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies June 27, 2026
Super Typhoon Trix (Walding)
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September 7
September 18
typhoon
130
935
Typhoon Trix struck central Honshū Island in Japan just days after Typhoon Shirley. Trix caused heavy rains. 98 people were killed and 9 were missing due to the resulting flooding and landslides.1965 Super Typhoon TRIX (1965251N11143) https://ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-1965251N11143 International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies June 27, 2026
Typhoon Virginia
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September 12
September 17
STS
65
980
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Virginia stayed in the sea.
Tropical Storm Wendy (Yeyeng)
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September 15
September 25
STS
storm
50
986
June 2026
Tropical Storm Agnes
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September 23
September 29
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60
990
Tropical Storm Agnes struck Hong Kong killing 5 people.
Super Typhoon Bess
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September 25
October 5
typhoon
160
900Typhoon Bess (1965)
Bess formed on the 25 September northeast of Pohnpei, Micronesia where it would track east for 18 hours. The next day, the storm would officially be recognized as a tropical depression on the Saffir-Simpson scale whilst moving northwest. Twelve hours later at 6pm, the depression would be upgraded to a tropical storm with barometric pressure of 998 hPa and would be assigned the name Bess by the JTWC.
Once becoming a tropical storm, Bess would start drifting to the east. The storm would reach hurricane-force winds on the 27 September with winds of 120 km/h (75 mph) and would be recognized as a typhoon by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). Bess reached Category 2 winds the next morning at 6am whilst gradually turning to the north. Bess would intensify and hit Category 4 winds exactly a day later on the 29th. Typhoon Bess would hit its peak intensity on the 30th September with 1-minute sustained winds of 295 km/h and barometric pressure of 900 hPa, sustaining it for 36 hours.
On the 1st October, the storm would weaken back into a Category 4 super typhoon and would begin weakening. Bess would become a Category 3 typhoon the next day on the 2nd; starting to move northeast. Another 18 hours later on the next day, the storm would begin rapidly weakening; becoming a Category 1 typhoon just 12 hours later. Unexpectedly on the 4th October, Bess would experience an extreme case of rapid intensification, jumping from winds of 150 to 205 km/h in just 6 hours. This intensity would be short lived as Bess weakened back to a Category 1 typhoon just 12 hours later.
Exactly 18 hours after Bess reached Category 4 intensity, the storm had dropped to winds of 110 km/h; a tropical storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Whilst moving to the northeast, the storm continued to weaken, briefly becoming a tropical depression on the 6th October and becoming an extratropical cyclone that same day. The now extratropical cyclone drifted east, passing Russia and then dissipated on the 8th October nearby Alaska.BESS (1965269N08156 @ Western Pacific) - IBTrACS Database Digital Typhoon https://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/ibtracs/1965269N08156/index.html.en 2025-12-08 agora.ex.nii.ac.jp1965 Super Typhoon BESS (1965269N08156) https://ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-1965269N08156 International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies June 27, 2026
Late September depression
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September 25
September 26
depression
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Super Typhoon Carmen
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October 1
October 9
typhoon
155
905
Typhoon Carmen (1965)
Typhoon Carmen formed from a vortex developing on September 30, 1965, becoming a tropical depression on October 1 near Eniwetok Atoll. It intensified into a tropical storm on October 3 and a typhoon by October 5. Carmen rapidly strengthened, peaking as a Category 5 equivalent super typhoon with winds of 285 km/h (170 mph) and a central pressure of 905 hPa on October 6. Its eye passed over Pagan in the Mariana Islands that day, causing catastrophic damage on Agrihan where all structures and crops were destroyed, forcing permanent evacuation. Carmen maintained peak intensity until October 9, when cold air intrusion began weakening it east of Tokyo. It accelerated northeastward, transitioning to an extratropical cyclone. Carmen weakened further, passing over the Aleutian Islands on October 11 and entering the Gulf of Alaska before dissipating near southeastern Alaska on October 15.1965 Super Typhoon CARMEN (1965274N09162) https://ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-1965274N09162 International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies June 27, 2026
The typhoon caused severe impacts, particularly in the Northern Marianas. Before landfall, B-52s evacuated Guam. Agrihan was devastated. A major maritime disaster occurred when Carmen's center passed near Agrihan: seven fishing boats capsized attempting to flee, resulting in 1,290 tons lost, 208 people missing, and only 1 confirmed survivor (with 39 others rescued ashore). Relief efforts, including rebuilding Pagan's airstrip, were initiated.June 2026
Tropical Depression Anding
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October 5
October 7
30
PAGASA
Anding did not last long. This is the only Tropical Depression tracked by PAGASA.
Typhoon Della
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October 10
October 20
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85
975
June 2026
Della stayed at sea.
Tropical Storm Elaine
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November 5
November 13
nwpstorm
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50
996
June 2026
Super Typhoon Faye (Binang)
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November 13
November 26
typhoon
145
928Faye stayed in the sea. This system did not impact land.1965 Super Typhoon FAYE (1965317N09169) https://ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-1965317N09169 International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies June 27, 2026
Tropical Storm Gloria
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December 18
December 21
nwpdepression
storm
40
1003Gloria made landfall in southern Thailand as Tropical Depression. Although Gloria did not made landfall in southern Vietnam it caused some damage.
Storm names
Agnes 33W
Bess 34W
Carmen 35W
Della 37W
Elaine 38W
Faye 39W
Gloria 40W
Hester
Irma
Judy
Kit
Lola
Mamie
Nina
Ora
Phyllis
Rita
Susan
Tess
Viola
Winnie Alice
Betty
Cora
Doris
Elsie
Flossie
Grace
Helen
Ida
June
Kathy
Lorna
Marie
Nancy
Olga
Pamela
Ruby
Sally
Therese
Violet
Wilda Anita
Billie
Clara
Dot
Ellen
Fran
Georgia
Hope
Iris
Joan
Kate
Louise
Marge
Nora
Opal
Patsy 1W
Ruth 2W
Sarah 3W
Thelma 4W
Vera 5W
Wanda 6W Amy 7W
Babe 9W
Carla 10W
Dinah 11W
Emma 12W
Freda 14W
Gilda 15W
Harriet 16W
Ivy 18W
Jean 17W
Kim 19W
Lucy 20W
Mary 21W
Nadine 22W
Olive 25W
Polly 26W
Rose 27W
Shirley 28W
Trix 29W
Virginia 31W
Wendy 32W
Philippines
Used Names
Official List Atring Bining Kuring Daling Elang Goring Huling Ibiang Luming Miling Narsing Openg Pining Rubing Saling Tasing Unding Walding Yeyeng Auxiliary list used Anding Binang
Unused names
Unused names Kadiang Dinang Epang Gundang
The Philippine Weather Bureau uses its own naming scheme for tropical cyclones in their area of responsibility. It assigns names to tropical depressions that form within their area of responsibility and any tropical cyclone that might move into their area of responsibility. Should the list of names for a given year prove to be insufficient, names are taken from an auxiliary list, the first 6 of which are published each year before the season starts. Names not retired from this list will be used again in the 1969 season. PWB (and its eventual successor, PAGASA) uses its own naming scheme that starts in the Filipino alphabet, with names of Filipino female names ending with "ng" (A, B, K, D, etc.). Names that were not assigned/going to use are marked in .
See also
Tropical cyclones
1965 Atlantic hurricane season
Australian cyclone seasons: 1964–65, 1965–66
South Pacific cyclone seasons: 1964–65, 1965–66
South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1964–65, 1965–66
Notes
References
External links
Japan Meteorological Agency
Joint Typhoon Warning Center https://web.archive.org/web/20100301105349/http://www.usno.navy.mil/JTWC 2010-03-01 .
China Meteorological Agency
National Weather Service Guam
Hong Kong Observatory
Macau Meteorological Geophysical Services
Korea Meteorological Agency
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
Taiwan Central Weather Bureau
Digital Typhoon - Typhoon Images and Information
Typhoon2000 Philippine typhoon website
1960 Pacific typhoon
1965