Storm history › West Pacific › 1962 season
Tropical Storm Fran (1962)
Fran was a tropical storm of the 1962 West Pacific season. It was tracked from February 2, 1962 to February 6, 1962, about 4 days, and covered 516 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 1002 mb.
- Peak wind
- 50 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 1002 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 4 days
- Track length
- 516 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.1
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 1666th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Etau (2026), Tropical Storm Krovanh (2026), Tropical Storm Lingling (2025) and 136 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1998th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Depression Shanshan (2013), Tropical Storm Yutu (2013), Tropical Storm Sarah (1965) and 3 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1962 West Pacific season's ACE.