Storm history › West Pacific › 1962 season
Typhoon Patsy (1962)
Patsy was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1962 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 5, 1962 to August 12, 1962, about 7 days, and covered 2,818 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 988 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 1 miles from Haikou, China.
- Peak wind
- 75 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 988 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 2,818 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 6.0
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Haikou, China | 1 mi (1 km) |
| Wenchang, China | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Beihai, China | 14 mi (23 km) |
| Mengzi, China | 26 mi (41 km) |
| Qionghai, China | 32 mi (51 km) |
| Wenshan City, China | 37 mi (59 km) |
| Qinzhou, China | 37 mi (60 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1228th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Trami (2024), Typhoon Ma-On (2022), Typhoon Champi (2021) and 91 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1440th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Maysak (2026), Tropical Storm Fengshen (2025), Tropical Storm Yun-Yeung (2023) and 17 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1962 West Pacific season's ACE.