Super Typhoon Carmen (1965)
Super Typhoon Carmen reached Category 5 in the Western Pacific between October 1, 1965 and October 11, 1965, with a lowest pressure of 914 mb.
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Dates
- October 1, 1965 to October 11, 1965
- Peak strength
- Category 5, 150 kt (173 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 914 mb (26.99 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 466 km (290 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 35.4
- Fastest the center moved
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Identifier
- WP301965
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 06:00 | 9.2N 161.8E | 20 kt | Mixed | |
| Oct 1, 12:00 | 9.3N 160.8E | 20 kt | Mixed | |
| Oct 1, 18:00 | 9.3N 159.7E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Mixed |
| Oct 2, 00:00 | 9.4N 158.6E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Mixed |
| Oct 2, 06:00 | 9.6N 157.5E | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Mixed |
| Oct 2, 12:00 | 10.0N 156.4E | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Mixed |
| Oct 2, 18:00 | 10.3N 155.4E | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Mixed |
| Oct 3, 00:00 | 10.7N 154.5E | 30 kt | 1007 mb | Mixed |
| Oct 3, 06:00 | 11.2N 153.7E | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Mixed |
| Oct 3, 12:00 | 11.6N 152.9E | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Mixed |
| Oct 3, 18:00 | 12.0N 152.2E | 35 kt | 1004 mb | Mixed |
| Oct 4, 00:00 | 12.4N 151.5E | 40 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 4, 06:00 | 12.7N 150.7E | 55 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 4, 12:00 | 12.9N 149.9E | 45 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 4, 18:00 | 13.4N 149.2E | 45 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 5, 00:00 | 14.3N 149.0E | 55 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 5, 06:00 | 15.1N 148.4E | 60 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 5, 12:00 | 15.8N 148.0E | 60 kt | 986 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 5, 18:00 | 16.4N 147.3E | 65 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 6, 00:00 | 16.6N 146.5E | 80 kt | 954 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 6, 06:00 | 17.3N 146.2E | 120 kt | 944 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 6, 12:00 | 18.0N 145.9E | 130 kt | 924 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 6, 18:00 | 18.7N 145.5E | 140 kt | 914 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 7, 00:00 | 19.5N 145.7E | 150 kt | 914 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 7, 06:00 | 20.3N 146.0E | 150 kt | 914 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 7, 12:00 | 21.1N 146.1E | 150 kt | 914 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 7, 18:00 | 22.0N 145.8E | 150 kt | 917 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 8, 00:00 | 23.0N 145.7E | 150 kt | 920 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 8, 06:00 | 24.0N 145.7E | 150 kt | 930 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 8, 12:00 | 24.9N 145.8E | 150 kt | 930 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 8, 18:00 | 26.6N 146.6E | 150 kt | 935 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 9, 00:00 | 29.1N 147.0E | 150 kt | 940 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 9, 06:00 | 32.0N 147.8E | 135 kt | 960 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 9, 12:00 | 35.8N 149.7E | 110 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 9, 18:00 | 39.6N 153.5E | 100 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 10, 00:00 | 45.0N 158.2E | 90 kt | 980 mb | Mixed |
| Oct 10, 06:00 | 47.5N 161.5E | 80 kt | 982 mb | Mixed |
| Oct 10, 12:00 | 49.8N 166.5E | 70 kt | 978 mb | Mixed |
| Oct 10, 18:00 | 51.5N 168.5E | 70 kt | 974 mb | Mixed |
| Oct 11, 00:00 | 52.0N 168.8E | 75 kt | 972 mb | Mixed |
| Oct 11, 06:00 | 53.1N 175.2E | 966 mb | Extratropical | |
| Oct 11, 12:00 | 53.1N 178.4E | 966 mb | Extratropical | |
| Oct 11, 18:00 | 54.1N 182.9E | Extratropical |
Other Western Pacific storms of 1965
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1965
- Typhoon PatsyWestern Pacific · 1965
- Tropical Storm RuthWestern Pacific · 1965
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1965
- Tropical Storm SarahWestern Pacific · 1965
- Tropical Storm ThelmaWestern Pacific · 1965
- Tropical Storm VeraWestern Pacific · 1965
- Typhoon WandaWestern Pacific · 1965
- Typhoon AmyWestern Pacific · 1965
- Typhoon CarlaWestern Pacific · 1965
- Typhoon BabeWestern Pacific · 1965
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1965
- Super Typhoon DinahWestern Pacific · 1965
- Tropical Storm EmmaWestern Pacific · 1965
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1965
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1965
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1965
- Super Typhoon FredaWestern Pacific · 1965
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1965
- Tropical Storm GildaWestern Pacific · 1965
- Typhoon HarrietWestern Pacific · 1965
- Super Typhoon JeanWestern Pacific · 1965
- Typhoon IvyWestern Pacific · 1965
- Tropical Storm KimWestern Pacific · 1965
- Super Typhoon MaryWestern Pacific · 1965
- Tropical Storm NadineWestern Pacific · 1965
- Super Typhoon LucyWestern Pacific · 1965
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1965
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1965
- Super Typhoon OliveWestern Pacific · 1965
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1965
- Tropical Storm PollyWestern Pacific · 1965
- Typhoon RoseWestern Pacific · 1965
- Super Typhoon ShirleyWestern Pacific · 1965
- Super Typhoon TrixWestern Pacific · 1965
- Typhoon VirginiaWestern Pacific · 1965
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1965
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1965
- Tropical Storm WendyWestern Pacific · 1965
- Tropical Depression AgnesWestern Pacific · 1965
- Tropical Storm AgnesWestern Pacific · 1965
- Super Typhoon BessWestern Pacific · 1965
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1965
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1965
- Typhoon DellaWestern Pacific · 1965
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1965
- Tropical Storm ElaineWestern Pacific · 1965
- Super Typhoon FayeWestern Pacific · 1965
- Tropical Storm GloriaWestern Pacific · 1965
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.