Storm history › West Pacific › 1964 season
Typhoon Kathy (1964)
Kathy was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1964 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 10, 1964 to August 29, 1964, about 19 days, and covered 6,483 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 948 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 7 miles from Kotō, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 130 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 948 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 19 days
- Track length
- 6,483 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 35.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kotō, Japan | 7 mi (11 km) |
| Hiroshima, Japan | 9 mi (15 km) |
| Kumamoto, Japan | 11 mi (17 km) |
| Ōita, Japan | 12 mi (19 km) |
| Kagoshima, Japan | 17 mi (28 km) |
| Fukuyama, Japan | 20 mi (32 km) |
| Kanazawa, Japan | 24 mi (39 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 469th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Saudel (2026), Typhoon Kalmaegi (2025), Typhoon Fung-Wong (2025) and 51 more.
- Lowest pressure: 560th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Kalmaegi (2025), Typhoon Hato (2017), Typhoon Namtheun (2016) and 9 more.
- Energy: 9% of the 1964 West Pacific season's ACE.