1963 Pacific typhoon season

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The 1963 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1963, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.

The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator and west of the international date line. Storms that form east of the date line and north of the equator are called hurricanes; see 1963 Pacific hurricane season. Tropical Storms formed in the entire west pacific basin were assigned a name by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Tropical depressions in this basin have the "W" suffix added to their number. Tropical depressions that enter or form in the Philippine area of responsibility are assigned a name by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA. This can often result in the same storm having two names.

Contents 1 Storms 1.1 Typhoon Olive 1.2 Typhoon Polly 1.3 Tropical Storm Rose 1.4 Super Typhoon Shirley 1.5 Typhoon Trix 1.6 Tropical Storm Virginia 1.7 Typhoon Wendy 1.8 Typhoon Agnes 1.9 Typhoon Bess 1.10 Typhoon Carmen 1.11 Typhoon Della 1.12 Typhoon Elaine 1.13 Typhoon Faye 1.14 Typhoon Gloria 1.15 Tropical Storm Hester 1.16 Tropical Storm Irma 1.17 Super Typhoon Judy 1.18 Typhoon Kit 1.19 Typhoon Lola 1.20 Typhoon Mamie 1.21 Tropical Storm Nina 1.22 Typhoon Ora 1.23 Typhoon Phyllis 1.24 Tropical Storm Rita 1.25 Typhoon Susan 2 1963 storm names 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Storms

43 tropical depressions formed this year in the Western Pacific, of which 25 became tropical storms. 19 storms reached typhoon intensity, of which 8 reached super typhoon strength.

[edit] Typhoon Olive

Typhoon Olive 4
Duration	April 27 – May 06, 1963
Intensity	145 mph [1], 922 mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Polly

Typhoon Polly 1
Duration	May 03 – June 06, 1963
Intensity	145 mph [1], 980 mbar[1]

[edit] Tropical Storm Rose

Tropical Storm Rose TS
Duration	June 08 – June 13, 1963
Intensity	55 mph [2],  mbar[1]

[edit] Super Typhoon Shirley

Super Typhoon Shirley 5
Duration	June 13 – June 20, 1963
Intensity	165 mph [1], 935 mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Trix

Typhoon Trix 1
Duration	June 26 – July 01, 1963
Intensity	70 mph [1], 980 mbar[1]

[edit] Tropical Storm Virginia

Tropical Storm Virginia TS
Duration	July 04 – July 09, 1963
Intensity	55 mph [2],  mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Wendy

Typhoon Wendy 4
Duration	July 09 – July 18, 1963
Intensity	155 mph [1], 928 mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Agnes

Typhoon Agnes 1
Duration	July 17 – July 22, 1963
Intensity	90 mph [1], 992 mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Bess

Typhoon Bess 4
Duration	July 27 – August 11, 1963
Intensity	150 mph [1], 930 mbar[1]

On July 27 Tropical Depression 20W formed in the West Pacific. It drifted northward, reaching tropical storm on the 30th before turning to the southwest. Bess turned to the north on August 2, and reached typhoon status early on the 3rd. Bess rapidly intensified to a peak of 150 mph on the 4th, but weakened as it continued northward. On the 9th it struck Japan, and on the 11th Bess became extratropical. At the time, Bess had the longest longevity of a Western Pacific tropical cyclone. Typhoon Bess caused severe damage on the island of Kyūshū. 23 people were killed and 6 were missing.^[3]

[edit] Typhoon Carmen

Typhoon Carmen 4
Duration	August 07 – August 17, 1963
Intensity	145 mph [1], 936 mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Della

Typhoon Della 2
Duration	August 25 – August 30, 1963
Intensity	110 mph [1], 970 mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Elaine

Typhoon Elaine 2
Duration	August 25 – August 28, 1963
Intensity	110 mph [1], 967 mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Faye

Typhoon Faye 3
Duration	September 01 – September 08, 1963
Intensity	120 mph [1], 957 mbar[1]

Typhoon Faye struck Hong Kong killing 3 people.^[4]

[edit] Typhoon Gloria

Typhoon Gloria 4
Duration	September 05 – September 14, 1963
Intensity	155 mph [1], 921 mbar[1]

Typhoon Gloria, which developed on September 5 in the open waters of the West Pacific, rapidly intensified to a peak of 155 mph on the 9th. It weakened as it continued west-northwestward, and hit extreme northeastern Taiwan on the 11th as a 100 mph typhoon. It caused severe flooding in Northern Taiwan and hundreds of casualties. Gloria continued westward, and hit eastern China that night as an 85 mph typhoon. The storm looped over land to the northeast, and dissipated on the 14th to the east of China. Gloria caused 239 casualties, with 89 missing.

[edit] Tropical Storm Hester

Tropical Storm Hester TS
Duration	September 08 – September 12, 1963
Intensity	50 mph [2],  mbar[1]

[edit] Tropical Storm Irma

Tropical Storm Irma TS
Duration	September 17 – September 19, 1963
Intensity	45 mph [2],  mbar[1]

[edit] Super Typhoon Judy

Super Typhoon Judy 5
Duration	September 30 – October 04, 1963
Intensity	170 mph [1], 917 mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Kit

Typhoon Kit 4
Duration	October 05 – October 11, 1963
Intensity	155 mph [1], 929 mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Lola

Typhoon Lola 4
Duration	October 08 – October 19, 1963
Intensity	150 mph [1], 945 mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Mamie

Typhoon Mamie 2
Duration	October 15 – October 18, 1963
Intensity	110 mph [1], 971 mbar[1]

[edit] Tropical Storm Nina

Tropical Storm Nina TS
Duration	October 18 – October 19, 1963
Intensity	45 mph [2],  mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Ora

Typhoon Ora 1
Duration	October 23 – October 29, 1963
Intensity	90 mph [1], 984 mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Phyllis

Typhoon Phyllis 1
Duration	December 12 – December 13, 1963
Intensity	80 mph [1], 986 mbar[1]

[edit] Tropical Storm Rita

Tropical Storm Rita TS
Duration	December 16 – December 18, 1963
Intensity	45 mph [2],  mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Susan

Typhoon Susan 4
Duration	December 18 – December 28, 1963
Intensity	155 mph [1], 932 mbar[1]

[edit] 1963 storm names

Agnes 18W Bess 20W Carmen 23W Della 25W Elaine 27W Faye 28W Gloria 29W Hester 30W Irma 32W Judy 34W Kit 35W Lola 36W Mamie 37W Nina 38W Ora 39W Phyllis 41W Rita 42W Susan 43W Tess Viola Winnie

Alice Betty Cora Doris Elsie Flossie Grace Helen Ida June Kathy Lorna Marie Nancy Olga Pamela Ruby Sally Tilda Violet Wilda

Anita Billie Clara Dot Ellen Fran Georgia Hope Iris Joan Kate Louise Marge Nora Opal Patsy Ruth Sarah Thelma Vera Wanda

Amy Babe Carla Dinah Emma Freda Gilda Harriet Ivy Jean Kim Lucy Mary Nadine Olive 5W Polly 9W Rose 10W Shirley 11W Trix 12W Virginia 15W Wendy 16W

[edit] See also

• 1963 Atlantic hurricane season

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar} 1963 ATCR TABLE OF CONTENTS
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Unisys Weather: 1963 Hurricane/Tropical Data for Western Pacific
3. ^ Digital Typhoon: Typhoon List (1963)
4. ^ Historical Information

[edit] External links

• Joint Typhoon Warning Center
• Typhoon2000 Philippine typhoon website.
• Philippine Area of Responsibility.
• Meaning of Tokyo Typhoon Centre names.
• Death stats