Storm history › West Pacific › 1965 season
Typhoon Lucy (1965)
Lucy was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1965 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 14, 1965 to August 26, 1965, about 12 days, and covered 4,375 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 175 mph (280 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 940 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 0 miles from Tokyo, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 175 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 940 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 4,375 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 43.1
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Tokyo, Japan | 0 mi (0 km) |
| Adachi, Japan | 0 mi (1 km) |
| Setagaya, Japan | 1 mi (1 km) |
| Matsudo, Japan | 1 mi (1 km) |
| Kashiwa, Japan | 2 mi (3 km) |
| Katsushika, Japan | 2 mi (4 km) |
| Itabashi, Japan | 3 mi (4 km) |
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: 439th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Merbok (2022), Typhoon Kulap (2022), Typhoon Kirogi (2000) and 62 more.
- Energy: 10% of the 1965 West Pacific season's ACE.