1963 Pacific typhoon season

1963 Pacific typhoon season
First storm formed April 27, 1963
Last storm dissipated December 28, 1963
Strongest storm Judy – 917 hPa (mbar), 280 km/h (175 mph) (1-minute sustained)
Total storms 25
Typhoons 19
Super typhoons 8
Total fatalities Unknown
Total damage Unknown
Pacific typhoon seasons
1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965

The 1963 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1963, 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 1963 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 Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA. This can often result in the same storm having two names.

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Storms

43 tropical depressions formed this year in the Western Pacific, of which 25 became tropical storms. 19 storms reached typhoon intensity, of which 8 reached super typhoon strength.[1]

Typhoon Olive

Category 4 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration April 27 – May 6
Intensity 230 km/h (145 mph) (1-min),  922 mbar (hPa)

Typhoon Polly (Auring)

Category 1 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration May 31 – June 6
Intensity 130 km/h (80 mph) (1-min),  980 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Rose (Bebeng)

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration June 8 – June 13
Intensity 95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Super Typhoon Shirley (Karing)

Category 5 super typhoon (SSHS)
Duration June 13 – June 20
Intensity 270 km/h (165 mph) (1-min),  935 mbar (hPa)

Typhoon Trix (Diding)

Category 1 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration June 26 – July 1
Intensity 130 km/h (80 mph) (1-min),  980 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Virginia (Etang)

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration July 4 – July 9
Intensity 85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Super Typhoon Wendy (Herming)

Category 4 super typhoon (SSHS)
Duration July 9 – July 18
Intensity 250 km/h (155 mph) (1-min),  928 mbar (hPa)

Typhoon Agnes (Ising)

Category 2 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration July 17 – July 22
Intensity 155 km/h (100 mph) (1-min),  992 mbar (hPa)

Super Typhoon Bess

Category 4 super typhoon (SSHS)
Duration July 27 – August 11
Intensity 240 km/h (150 mph) (1-min),  930 mbar (hPa)

On July 27 Tropical Depression 20W formed in the West Pacific. It drifted northward, reaching tropical storm on the 30th before turning to the southwest. Bess turned to the north on August 2, and reached typhoon status early on the 3rd. Bess rapidly intensified to a peak of 150 mph on the 4th, but weakened as it continued northward. On the 9th it struck Japan, and on the 11th Bess became extratropical. At the time, Bess had the longest longevity of a Western Pacific tropical cyclone. Typhoon Bess caused severe damage on the island of Kyūshū. 23 people were killed and 6 were missing.[2]

Typhoon Carmen (Luding)

Category 4 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration August 7 – August 17
Intensity 230 km/h (145 mph) (1-min),  936 mbar (hPa)

Typhoon Della

Category 3 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration August 25 – August 30
Intensity 185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min),  970 mbar (hPa)

Typhoon Elaine

Category 3 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration August 25 – August 30
Intensity 185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min),  967 mbar (hPa)

Typhoon Faye (Neneng)

Category 3 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration September 1 – September 8
Intensity 205 km/h (125 mph) (1-min),  957 mbar (hPa)

Typhoon Faye struck Hong Kong killing 3 people.[3]

Super Typhoon Gloria (Oniang)

Category 4 super typhoon (SSHS)
Duration September 5 – September 14
Intensity 250 km/h (155 mph) (1-min),  921 mbar (hPa)

Typhoon Gloria, which developed on September 5 in the open waters of the West Pacific, rapidly intensified to a peak of 155 mph on the 9th. It weakened as it continued west-northwestward, and hit extreme northeastern Taiwan on the 11th as a 100 mph typhoon. It caused severe flooding in Northern Taiwan and hundreds of casualties. Gloria continued westward, and hit eastern China that night as an 85 mph typhoon. The storm looped over land to the northeast, and dissipated on the 14th to the east of China. Gloria caused 239 casualties, with 89 missing.

Tropical Storm Hester (Pepang)

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration September 8 – September 12
Intensity 85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Tropical Storm Irma

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration September 17 – September 19
Intensity 75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Super Typhoon Judy

Category 5 super typhoon (SSHS)
Duration September 30 – October 4
Intensity 280 km/h (175 mph) (1-min),  917 mbar (hPa)

Super Typhoon Kit (Rosing)

Category 4 super typhoon (SSHS)
Duration October 5 – October 11
Intensity 250 km/h (155 mph) (1-min),  929 mbar (hPa)

Super Typhoon Lola

Category 4 super typhoon (SSHS)
Duration October 8 – October 19
Intensity 240 km/h (150 mph) (1-min),  945 mbar (hPa)

Typhoon Mamie

Category 3 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration October 15 – October 18
Intensity 185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min),  971 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Nina

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration October 18 – October 19
Intensity 75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Typhoon Ora

Category 1 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration October 23 – October 29
Intensity 150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min),  984 mbar (hPa)

Typhoon Phyllis (Sisang)

Category 1 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration December 12 – December 13
Intensity 130 km/h (80 mph) (1-min),  986 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Rita (Trining)

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration December 16 – December 18
Intensity 75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Super Typhoon Susan

Category 4 super typhoon (SSHS)
Duration December 18 – December 28
Intensity 250 km/h (155 mph) (1-min),  932 mbar (hPa)

1963 storm names

  • Agnes 18W
  • Bess 20W
  • Carmen 23W
  • Della 25W
  • Elaine 27W
  • Faye 28W
  • Gloria 29W
  • Hester 30W
  • Irma 32W
  • Judy 34W
  • Kit 35W
  • Lola 36W
  • Mamie 37W
  • Nina 38W
  • Ora 39W
  • Phyllis 41W
  • Rita 42W
  • Susan 43W
  • Tess
  • Viola
  • Winnie
  • Alice
  • Betty
  • Cora
  • Doris
  • Elsie
  • Flossie
  • Grace
  • Helen
  • Ida
  • June
  • Kathy
  • Lorna
  • Marie
  • Nancy
  • Olga
  • Pamela
  • Ruby
  • Sally
  • Tilda
  • Violet
  • Wilda
  • Anita
  • Billie
  • Clara
  • Dot
  • Ellen
  • Fran
  • Georgia
  • Hope
  • Iris
  • Joan
  • Kate
  • Louise
  • Marge
  • Nora
  • Opal
  • Patsy
  • Ruth
  • Sarah
  • Thelma
  • Vera
  • Wanda
  • Amy
  • Babe
  • Carla
  • Dinah
  • Emma
  • Freda
  • Gilda
  • Harriet
  • Ivy
  • Jean
  • Kim
  • Lucy
  • Mary
  • Nadine
  • Olive 5W
  • Polly 9W
  • Rose 10W
  • Shirley 11W
  • Trix 12W
  • Virginia 15W
  • Wendy 16W

See also

References

  1. ^ 1963 ATCR TABLE OF CONTENTS
  2. ^ Digital Typhoon: Typhoon List (1963)
  3. ^ Historical Information

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