Super Typhoon Wilda (1964)
Super Typhoon Wilda reached Category 5 in the Western Pacific between September 16, 1964 and September 27, 1964, with a lowest pressure of 895 mb, and made landfall.
Radar
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The storm
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Dates
- September 16, 1964 to September 27, 1964
- Peak strength
- Category 5, 150 kt (173 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 895 mb (26.43 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 31.5
- Fastest the center moved
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Identifier
- WP241964
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads publishes a machine-readable casualty or damage figure for a storm of this era. The National Hurricane Center’s season tables begin in 1995 and carry deaths and damage only from 2005 in the Atlantic and 2020 in both basins; the US Storm Events record begins in 1996.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 18:00 | 11.7N 149.3E | 1008 mb | Mixed | |
| Sep 17, 00:00 | 12.6N 148.5E | 1010 mb | Mixed | |
| Sep 17, 06:00 | 13.3N 147.8E | 1008 mb | Mixed | |
| Sep 17, 12:00 | 14.0N 147.1E | 1010 mb | Mixed | |
| Sep 17, 18:00 | 14.9N 146.6E | 1008 mb | Mixed | |
| Sep 18, 00:00 | 15.5N 145.9E | 1008 mb | Mixed | |
| Sep 18, 06:00 | 16.1N 145.2E | 1006 mb | Mixed | |
| Sep 18, 12:00 | 16.7N 144.6E | 1006 mb | Mixed | |
| Sep 18, 18:00 | 17.2N 144.2E | 1006 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Sep 19, 00:00 | 17.7N 144.0E | 1002 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Sep 19, 06:00 | 18.5N 143.6E | 50 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 19, 12:00 | 18.8N 143.2E | 60 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 19, 18:00 | 19.2N 142.7E | 70 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 20, 00:00 | 19.5N 142.0E | 80 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 20, 06:00 | 19.7N 141.1E | 100 kt | 960 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 20, 12:00 | 19.9N 140.1E | 115 kt | 940 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 20, 18:00 | 20.1N 139.4E | 130 kt | 920 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 21, 00:00 | 20.7N 138.5E | 145 kt | 900 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 21, 06:00 | 21.3N 137.7E | 150 kt | 895 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 21, 12:00 | 21.8N 136.9E | 150 kt | 895 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 21, 18:00 | 22.5N 135.9E | 140 kt | 895 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 22, 00:00 | 23.3N 135.1E | 130 kt | 920 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 22, 06:00 | 24.1N 134.2E | 130 kt | 920 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 22, 12:00 | 24.9N 133.5E | 130 kt | 920 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 22, 18:00 | 25.5N 132.4E | 120 kt | 920 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 23, 00:00 | 26.0N 131.7E | 115 kt | 930 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 23, 06:00 | 26.7N 131.1E | 110 kt | 930 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 23, 12:00 | 27.5N 130.7E | 110 kt | 930 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 23, 18:00 | 28.4N 130.3E | 105 kt | 930 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 24, 00:00 | 29.4N 130.1E | 100 kt | 930 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 24, 06:00 | 30.6N 130.4E | 100 kt | 940 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 24, 12:00 | 32.0N 131.4E | 95 kt | 950 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 24, 18:00 | 33.9N 133.5E | 85 kt | 960 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 25, 00:00 | 36.3N 136.2E | 65 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 25, 06:00 | 39.8N 141.0E | 45 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 25, 12:00 | 43.0N 147.0E | 40 kt | 984 mb | Mixed |
| Sep 25, 18:00 | 44.5N 152.0E | 35 kt | 984 mb | Mixed |
| Sep 26, 00:00 | 46.5N 157.5E | 45 kt | 978 mb | Mixed |
| Sep 26, 06:00 | 47.5N 165.0E | 65 kt | 968 mb | Mixed |
| Sep 26, 12:00 | 49.2N 171.0E | 70 kt | 966 mb | Mixed |
| Sep 26, 18:00 | 51.5N 177.0E | 45 kt | 970 mb | Mixed |
| Sep 27, 00:00 | 52.0N 182.0E | Extratropical |
Other Western Pacific storms of 1964
- Typhoon TessWestern Pacific · 1964
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1964
- Typhoon ViolaWestern Pacific · 1964
- Typhoon WinnieWestern Pacific · 1964
- Typhoon AliceWestern Pacific · 1964
- Typhoon BettyWestern Pacific · 1964
- Super Typhoon CoraWestern Pacific · 1964
- Typhoon DorisWestern Pacific · 1964
- Typhoon ElsieWestern Pacific · 1964
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1964
- Typhoon FlossieWestern Pacific · 1964
- Tropical Storm GraceWestern Pacific · 1964
- Super Typhoon HelenWestern Pacific · 1964
- Super Typhoon IdaWestern Pacific · 1964
- Tropical Storm JuneWestern Pacific · 1964
- Typhoon KathyWestern Pacific · 1964
- Tropical Storm LornaWestern Pacific · 1964
- Typhoon MarieWestern Pacific · 1964
- Tropical Storm NancyWestern Pacific · 1964
- Tropical Storm OlgaWestern Pacific · 1964
- Tropical Storm PamelaWestern Pacific · 1964
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1964
- Typhoon RubyWestern Pacific · 1964
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1964
- Super Typhoon SallyWestern Pacific · 1964
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1964
- Typhoon TildaWestern Pacific · 1964
- Typhoon VioletWestern Pacific · 1964
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1964
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1964
- Tropical Storm AnitaWestern Pacific · 1964
- Tropical Storm BillieWestern Pacific · 1964
- Typhoon ClaraWestern Pacific · 1964
- Typhoon DotWestern Pacific · 1964
- Tropical Storm EllenWestern Pacific · 1964
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1964
- Tropical Storm FranWestern Pacific · 1964
- Tropical Storm GeorgiaWestern Pacific · 1964
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1964
- Typhoon HopeWestern Pacific · 1964
- Typhoon IrisWestern Pacific · 1964
- Typhoon JoanWestern Pacific · 1964
- Typhoon KateWestern Pacific · 1964
- Super Typhoon Louise:MargeWestern Pacific · 1964
- Tropical Storm NoraWestern Pacific · 1964
- Super Typhoon OpalWestern Pacific · 1964
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1964
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1964
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.