1967 Pacific typhoon season

Systems

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During the 1967 Pacific typhoon season, 40 tropical depressions formed, of which 35 became tropical storms. Twenty tropical storms attained typhoon intensity, and five of the typhoons reached super typhoon intensity.

Tropical Storm Ruby (Auring)

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Typhoon Sally (Bebeng)

|1-min winds=85 |10-min winds= Sally originated from an area of low pressure that formed northeast of Manus Island in Papua New Guinea.

Tropical Storm Therese

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The storm's path took an unusual turn on March 19–20. After tracking westward for several days, Therese executed a small counterclockwise loop near 13.9°N, 139.6°E, likely influenced by shifting steering currents. This loop marked the start of its weakening phase. By March 21, Therese curved northeastward, with winds dropping to 40–50 km/h.

Therese maintained a northeast trajectory until March 24, passing well south of the Mariana Islands. It never made landfall, remaining over open ocean throughout its 10-day lifespan. The storm dissipated on March 26.

Typhoon Violet (Karing)

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Typhoon Violet, which formed on April 1, steadily weakened from its peak of 140 mph to directly impact northeastern Luzon as a 115 mph typhoon on the 8th. It dissipated in the South China Sea on April 12 without causing any significant damage.

Tropical Storm Wilda (Diding)

|1-min winds=40 On May 8, a low-pressure area was noted by JMA near 6.3°N, 136.9°E in the western Pacific. Initially classified as a tropical disturbance, it drifted west-northwestward over the next two days, intensifying into a tropical depression by May 9 and reaching tropical storm status by May 10. Wilda's peak intensity was short-lived, with a minimum central pressure of 1004 hPa and sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h). The storm maintained tropical storm strength for approximately 54 hours, tracking steadily toward the Philippine Sea. By May 11–12, it weakened to a tropical depression just east of the Philippines. Wilda dissipated on May 13. Wilda was notable for its compact lifespan (May 8–13) and limited impact, remaining over open ocean throughout its existence.

Typhoon Anita (Gening)

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Typhoon Anita originated as a low-pressure area near 10.0°N, 142.0°E in the western Pacific on June 24. Initially moving west-northwest, it intensified into a tropical depression by June 26 and achieved tropical storm status later that day near the Philippine Sea. Anita rapidly intensified, reaching typhoon strength (Category 1) by June 28. It achieved its peak intensity on June 29 with 75-knot winds (87 mph) and a central pressure of 975 hPa near 20.5°N, 119.6°E—approximately 300 km southeast of Hong Kong. The storm maintained this strength while tracking northwest toward the southern Chinese coast.On June 30 at 06:00 UTC, Anita made landfall near Guangdong, China, as a weakening tropical storm. It rapidly deteriorated over land, downgrading to a tropical depression within 12 hours. By July 1, Anita dissipated in Jiangxi Province.

Anita caused a plane crash in Hong Kong.

Typhoon Billie (Herming)

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Typhoon Billie, having developed on July 2, reached its peak of 85 mph on July 5. Billie's intensity fluctuated as it headed northward to Japan, and it became extratropical on the 8th; however, Billie's extratropical remnant continued northeastward, and it brought heavy rain to Honshū and Kyūshū, killing 347 people.

Typhoon Clara (Ising)

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A cold core low developed tropical characteristics and became Tropical Depression 8W on July 6. It tracked westward, becoming a tropical storm later that day and a typhoon on July 7. After briefly weakening to a tropical storm, Clara re-attained typhoon status, and it peaked in intensity on July 10, reaching winds of 115 mph. Clara weakened to a 90 mph typhoon just before hitting Taiwan on the 11th, and it dissipated over China the next day. Clara's heavy rains caused 69 fatalities and a further 32 people to be reported as missing.

Tropical Storm Dot

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Dot reached typhoon status (per JMA) on July 22, achieving peak intensity with sustained winds of 68 knots (125 km/h) and a central pressure of 975 hPa near 22.0°N, 144.3°E 46. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), however, classified it as a tropical storm. After completing its loop, Dot accelerated northeastward, covering 962 km at an average speed of 11.5 km/h.

By July 29, Dot transitioned into an extratropical cyclone southeast of Japan. It fully dissipated on July 31. Dot remained entirely over open ocean, causing no documented land impacts

Typhoon Ellen

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Tropical Storm Fran (Mameng)

|1-min winds=60 Maintaining a consistent westward trajectory, Fran approached China's southern coast by August 2. At 18:00 UTC, it made landfall south of Guangdong Province as a weakening tropical storm. The system rapidly deteriorated over land, downgrading to a tropical depression within 12 hours. By August 3, Fran dissipated inland.

Tropical Storm Georgia (Luding)

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After recurving, Georgia traversed the open Pacific north of 30°N. By August 4, it weakened to a tropical depression, with winds dropping below 35 knots. The system transitioned into an extratropical cyclone by August 8, ultimately dissipating near the Kuril Islands on August 13.

Georgia remained entirely over open ocean, avoiding land impacts.

Tropical Storm Hope

|1-min winds=60 The remnants of Tropical Storm Hope contributed to an atmospheric river oriented towards Interior Alaska that caused the 1967 Fairbanks flood, the worst and most damaging flooding in Fairbanks' history.

Tropical Depression Neneng

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Tropical Depression 16W

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Tropical Storm 17W

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Tropical Storm Iris (Oniang)

|1-min winds=40 Tropical Storm Iris originated in the western Pacific on August 10, southeast of the Mariana Islands. Initially classified as a low-pressure area, it tracked steadily westward over the Philippine Sea, gaining organization as it progressed. By August 14, it intensified into a tropical depression. The system continued strengthening, achieving tropical storm status by August 15 near the Luzon.

Iris reached its peak intensity on August 15–16, with sustained winds of 40 knots (75 km/h) and a central pressure of 990 hPa while positioned northwest of Luzon, Philippines. Maintaining a consistent westward trajectory, the storm entered the South China Sea. By August 16, Iris made landfall in the southern coast of Guangdong, China.

After landfall, Iris rapidly deteriorated. By August 17, it downgraded to a tropical depression and dissipated inland over northern Vietnam on August 18.

Tropical Storm Louise

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The storm maintained tropical storm strength as it approached Japan's coast. On August 21, Louise made landfall near Shikoku. By August 22, winds dropped to 45 knots as it crossed Honshu. Louise fully dissipated east of Japan on August 24. Louise caused no documented casualties.

Tropical Storm Joan

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By August 20, Joan's winds dropped to 50 knots (93 km/h) as it accelerated northeastward. It transitioned into an extratropical cyclone on August 25. The remnant system dissipated over the open North Pacific on August 26.

Typhoon Kate (Pepang)

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Typhoon Marge (Rosing)

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Tropical Depression 23W

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Typhoon Nora (Sisang)

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Super Typhoon Opal

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Super Typhoon Opal was a powerful system that peaked in winds of 180 miles per hour (mph), the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane.

Tropical Storm Patsy

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Typhoon Ruth

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Tropical Storm Thelma

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Tropical Storm Vera

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Super Typhoon Sarah

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On September 14, Hurricane Sarah, which formed across the International Date Line, entered the Western Pacific. Immediately after the first advisory following Sarah's entrance into the West Pacific, it was upgraded to a minimal typhoon. Typhoon Sarah continued to intensify, and late on September 15, it was upgraded to a Category 4 typhoon. The next day, Sarah reached its peak intensity, attaining 150 mph winds and a 932 millibar (mbar) pressure reading (this was the only pressure measurement retrieved from the typhoon), making the system a super typhoon. Sarah began gradually weakening afterwards, and late on September 21, it became extratropical; it was still an 80 mph Category 1 typhoon at the time.

On September 16, Sarah made landfall on Wake Island at peak intensity, causing widespread damage. This typhoon was the third tropical cyclone since the beginning of observations in 1935 to bring typhoon-force winds to Wake Island, following an unnamed typhoon which struck on October 19, 1940 (Tomita, 1968), which brought 120 knot winds to the island, and Typhoon Olive in 1952, which lashed the island with 150 knot winds.

Typhoon Wanda

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JMA Tropical Storm Twenty-nine

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This tropical storm is only recognized by JMA.

Typhoon Amy

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JMA Tropical Storm Thirty-one

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This system is only tracked by JMA.

Tropical Depression 34W

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Tropical Storm Babe

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Super Typhoon Carla (Trining)

|1-min winds=160 Carla became an intense typhoon while located in the Philippine Sea on October 15. During its weakening stage, the typhoon dumped extreme rainfall around its circulation. Baguio, Philippines recorded 47.86 in of rainfall in a 24‑hour period between October 17 and October 18; however, Carla's precipitation was significantly more extreme in Taiwan, where 108.21 in fell in a 48‑hour period between October 17 and October 19. The worst typhoon to hit the country during the year, it killed 250 people and left 30 others missing.

Typhoon Dinah (Uring)

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Typhoon Dinah struck the southern island of Kyūshū in Japan, killing thirty-seven people and resulting in ten others being reported as missing.

Super Typhoon Emma (Welming)

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Typhoon Freda (Yayang)

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Super Typhoon Gilda (Ading)

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Typhoon Harriet

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Tropical Storm Ivy (Barang)

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Storm names

International names

During the season, 35 named tropical cyclones developed in the Western Pacific and were named by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The names were drawn sequentially from a set of four alphabetical naming lists and were all feminine.

Philippines

The Philippine Weather Bureau – the predecessor of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA – uses its own naming scheme for tropical cyclones in their area of responsibility. The agency assigns names to tropical depressions that form within their area of responsibility and any tropical cyclone that might move into their area of responsibility. Should the list of names for a given year prove to be insufficient, names are taken from an auxiliary list, the first 6 of which are published each year before the season starts. The names not retired from this list will be used again in the 1971 season. This is the same list used for the 1963 season. The names Uring, Welming, Yayang, Ading and Barang used the first (and only, in the case of Welming) time this year. The PWB uses its own naming scheme that starts in the Filipino alphabet, with names of Filipino female names ending with "ng" (A, B, K, D, etc.). Names that were not assigned/going to use are marked in .

Retirement

Due to an extreme death toll caused by Typhoon Emma (Welming) in the Philippines, PAGASA later retired the name Welming and was replaced by Warling for the 1971 season.

References

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