Storm history › West Pacific › 1965 season
Typhoon Carla (1965)
Carla was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1965 West Pacific season. It was tracked from May 29, 1965 to June 6, 1965, about 9 days, and covered 4,592 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 988 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 55 miles from Yokosuka, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 140 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 988 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 4,592 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 3.5
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Yokosuka, Japan | 55 mi (88 km) |
| Chiba, Japan | 61 mi (98 km) |
| Yokohama, Japan | 64 mi (103 km) |
| Fujisawa, Japan | 64 mi (103 km) |
| Kawasaki, Japan | 67 mi (109 km) |
| Ōta, Japan | 70 mi (112 km) |
| Honchō, Japan | 70 mi (113 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 402nd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Lan (2023), Typhoon Koinu (2023), Typhoon Maysak (2020) and 61 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 1965 West Pacific season's ACE.