Storm history › West Pacific › 1962 season
Typhoon Joan (1962)
Joan was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1962 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 6, 1962 to July 15, 1962, about 9 days, and covered 3,867 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 985 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 4 miles from Cheonan, South Korea.
- Peak wind
- 90 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 3,867 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 5.7
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Cheonan, South Korea | 4 mi (7 km) |
| Cheongju-si, South Korea | 17 mi (28 km) |
| Daejeon, South Korea | 28 mi (45 km) |
| Suwon, South Korea | 34 mi (55 km) |
| Seongnam-si, South Korea | 37 mi (59 km) |
| Hwaseong-si, South Korea | 37 mi (59 km) |
| Anyang-si, South Korea | 42 mi (68 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 944th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Krosa (2025), Typhoon Bualoi (2025), Typhoon Koto (2025) and 95 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1319th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Cimaron (2024), Tropical Storm Talas (2022), Tropical Storm Nida (2021) and 103 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1962 West Pacific season's ACE.