Storm history › West Pacific › 1965 season
Typhoon Babe (1965)
Babe was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1965 West Pacific season. It was tracked from May 30, 1965 to June 8, 1965, about 9 days, and covered 3,307 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 990 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 0 miles from Jieyang, China.
- Peak wind
- 90 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 990 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 3,307 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 7.8
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Jieyang, China | 0 mi (0 km) |
| Taichung, Taiwan | 1 mi (1 km) |
| Xiamen, China | 5 mi (9 km) |
| Zhangzhou, China | 6 mi (10 km) |
| Meizhou, China | 13 mi (20 km) |
| Shantou, China | 15 mi (25 km) |
| Puning, China | 17 mi (27 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: 1487th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Etau (2026), Tropical Depression Maliksi (2024), Tropical Storm Jangmi (2020) and 91 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1965 West Pacific season's ACE.