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Opal (1962, Western North Pacific)
Lowest pressure900 hPa
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Peak wind–10-min
Duration15.2 days1962-07-30 – 1962-08-14
Strength rank in 19622 / 30by lowest pressure
All-time rank43 / 19431951–2025
Central pressure over time (hPa)
Compared with other 1962 storms (lowest pressure)
890 hPa
900 hPa
900 hPa
915 hPa
930 hPa
940 hPa
950 hPa
Bar length = depth below 1013 hPa (longer = stronger).
6-hourly track (UTC)
| Time | Lat | Lon | Wind kt | hPa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962-07-30 00:00 | 8.5 | 152.6 | – | – |
| 1962-07-30 06:00 | 8.6 | 151.4 | – | 1,002 |
| 1962-07-30 12:00 | 8.8 | 150.4 | – | 1,002 |
| 1962-07-30 18:00 | 8.9 | 149.5 | – | 1,000 |
| 1962-07-31 00:00 | 9.1 | 148.7 | – | 1,000 |
| 1962-07-31 06:00 | 9.2 | 147.6 | – | 1,000 |
| 1962-07-31 12:00 | 9.4 | 146.3 | – | 1,000 |
| 1962-07-31 18:00 | 9.6 | 145.0 | – | 1,000 |
| 1962-08-01 00:00 | 9.9 | 143.8 | – | 1,000 |
| 1962-08-01 06:00 | 10.1 | 142.6 | – | 1,000 |
| 1962-08-01 12:00 | 10.4 | 141.4 | – | 1,000 |
| 1962-08-01 18:00 | 10.7 | 140.2 | – | 1,000 |
| 1962-08-02 00:00 | 11.1 | 139.4 | – | 995 |
| 1962-08-02 06:00 | 12.2 | 138.5 | – | 990 |
| 1962-08-02 12:00 | 13.4 | 137.5 | – | 990 |
| 1962-08-02 18:00 | 14.5 | 135.9 | – | 990 |
| 1962-08-03 00:00 | 15.2 | 134.2 | – | 985 |
| 1962-08-03 06:00 | 16.3 | 132.8 | – | 980 |
| 1962-08-03 12:00 | 17.3 | 131.5 | – | 975 |
| 1962-08-03 18:00 | 18.2 | 130.1 | – | 970 |
| 1962-08-04 00:00 | 18.9 | 128.8 | – | 965 |
| 1962-08-04 06:00 | 19.6 | 127.4 | – | 950 |
| 1962-08-04 12:00 | 20.2 | 126.1 | – | 935 |
| 1962-08-04 18:00 | 20.8 | 125.0 | – | 920 |
| 1962-08-05 00:00 | 21.5 | 124.0 | – | 910 |
| 1962-08-05 06:00 | 22.5 | 123.1 | – | 900 |
| 1962-08-05 12:00 | 23.9 | 122.3 | – | 910 |
| 1962-08-05 18:00 | 24.9 | 121.0 | – | 940 |
| 1962-08-06 00:00 | 25.9 | 120.2 | – | 960 |
| 1962-08-06 06:00 | 27.0 | 119.3 | – | 970 |
| 1962-08-06 12:00 | 28.2 | 118.5 | – | 990 |
| 1962-08-06 18:00 | 31.1 | 117.8 | – | 992 |
| 1962-08-07 00:00 | 33.8 | 117.9 | – | 992 |
| 1962-08-07 06:00 | 35.6 | 118.3 | – | 992 |
| 1962-08-07 12:00 | 36.6 | 119.8 | – | 990 |
| 1962-08-07 18:00 | 37.3 | 122.3 | – | 988 |
| 1962-08-08 00:00 | 38.6 | 124.9 | – | 988 |
| 1962-08-08 06:00 | 39.2 | 128.5 | – | 984 |
| 1962-08-08 12:00 | 40.1 | 131.0 | – | 984 |
| 1962-08-08 18:00 | 41.5 | 134.6 | – | 984 |
| 1962-08-09 00:00 | 42.4 | 136.9 | – | 984 |
| 1962-08-09 06:00 | 43.0 | 138.5 | – | 984 |
| 1962-08-09 12:00 | 43.4 | 139.6 | – | 982 |
| 1962-08-09 18:00 | 43.8 | 141.1 | – | 982 |
| 1962-08-10 00:00 | 44.8 | 144.4 | – | 984 |
| 1962-08-10 06:00 | 45.5 | 147.5 | – | 984 |
| 1962-08-10 12:00 | 46.0 | 149.6 | – | 986 |
| 1962-08-10 18:00 | 46.7 | 151.8 | – | 986 |
| 1962-08-11 00:00 | 47.7 | 154.2 | – | 988 |
| 1962-08-11 06:00 | 48.2 | 155.6 | – | 988 |
| 1962-08-11 12:00 | 48.7 | 157.0 | – | 994 |
| 1962-08-11 18:00 | 49.1 | 158.1 | – | 994 |
| 1962-08-12 00:00 | 50.0 | 160.8 | – | 998 |
| 1962-08-12 06:00 | 50.6 | 162.7 | – | 998 |
| 1962-08-12 12:00 | 51.4 | 164.6 | – | 1,002 |
| 1962-08-12 18:00 | 52.0 | 166.5 | – | 1,004 |
| 1962-08-13 00:00 | 52.7 | 168.5 | – | 1,004 |
| 1962-08-13 06:00 | 53.4 | 170.7 | – | 1,006 |
| 1962-08-13 12:00 | 54.0 | 172.8 | – | 1,006 |
| 1962-08-13 18:00 | 54.6 | 174.8 | – | 1,004 |
| 1962-08-14 00:00 | 55.2 | 176.9 | – | 1,004 |
| 1962-08-14 06:00 | 55.7 | 179.0 | – | 1,004 |
Winds are RSMC Tokyo (JMA) 10-minute sustained winds and central pressure (winds recorded from 1977).