Storm history › West Pacific › 1962 season
Typhoon Louise (1962)
Louise was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1962 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 20, 1962 to July 29, 1962, about 9 days, and covered 2,667 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 960 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 1 miles from Suginami, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 90 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 960 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 2,667 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 14.2
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Suginami, Japan | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Nagoya, Japan | 2 mi (4 km) |
| Saitama, Japan | 5 mi (9 km) |
| Kawaguchi, Japan | 13 mi (21 km) |
| Toyota, Japan | 13 mi (21 km) |
| Hachiōji, Japan | 14 mi (23 km) |
| Kashiwa, Japan | 16 mi (25 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: 728th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Prapiroon (2018), Typhoon Doksuri (2017), Tropical Storm Man-Yi (2013) and 65 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 1962 West Pacific season's ACE.