Storm history › West Pacific › 1963 season
Typhoon Wendy (1963)
Wendy was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1963 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 9, 1963 to July 24, 1963, about 15 days, and covered 5,178 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 930 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 4 miles from Binzhou, China.
- Peak wind
- 155 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 930 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 15 days
- Track length
- 5,178 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 32.3
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Binzhou, China | 4 mi (6 km) |
| Hsinchu, Taiwan | 4 mi (6 km) |
| Qinhuangdao, China | 4 mi (7 km) |
| Zoucheng, China | 5 mi (9 km) |
| Jiujiang, China | 6 mi (10 km) |
| Tai’an, China | 7 mi (12 km) |
| Ningde, China | 8 mi (13 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 214th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Krathon (2024), Typhoon Nanmadol (2022), Typhoon Haishen (2020) and 40 more.
- Lowest pressure: 334th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Maysak (2020), Typhoon Damrey (2000), Typhoon Bart (1999) and 37 more.
- Energy: 9% of the 1963 West Pacific season's ACE.