Typhoon Bess (1965)
Surface weather analysis of Bess at peak intensity on 30 September | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 25 September 1965 |
| Extratropical | 6 October 1965 |
| Dissipated | 8 October 1965 |
| Duration | 1 week, 6 days |
| Violent typhoon | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 195 km/h (120 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 900 hPa (mbar); 26.58 inHg |
| Category 5-equivalent super typhoon | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 280 km/h (175 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 900 hPa (mbar); 26.58 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | Unknown |
| Missing | Unknown |
| Damage | Unknown |
| Areas affected | |
Part of the 1965 Pacific typhoon season | |
Typhoon Bess was a large and powerful tropical cyclone that affected parts of the Northern Mariana Islands, Far eastern Russia and Alaska in September and October 1965. Bess was the strongest of eleven systems labelled as a super typhoon by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) in the 1965 Pacific typhoon season, and was also the strongest known tropical cyclone globally in 1965.
Typhoon Bess has an unknown impact on the Mariana Islands, as records of damage at the time were not kept well and were likely mixed up with Typhoon Carmen, which was said to have a major impact on the island just a few days after Bess.