Storm history › West Pacific › 1965 season
Typhoon Bess (1965)
Bess was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1965 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 25, 1965 to October 8, 1965, about 13 days, and covered 4,858 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 175 mph (280 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 900 mb.
- Peak wind
- 175 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 900 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 4,858 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 38.7
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 62nd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Rai (2021), Typhoon Kong-Rey (2018), Typhoon Yutu (2018) and 43 more.
- Lowest pressure: 60th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Zeb (1998), Typhoon Holly (1987), Typhoon Peggy (1986) and 17 more.
- Energy: 9% of the 1965 West Pacific season's ACE.