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Bess (1963, Western North Pacific)
Lowest pressure930 hPa
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Peak wind–10-min
Duration21.5 days1963-07-25 – 1963-08-16
Strength rank in 19635 / 24by lowest pressure
All-time rank292 / 19431951–2025
Central pressure over time (hPa)
Compared with other 1963 storms (lowest pressure)
920 hPa
920 hPa
920 hPa
930 hPa
930 hPa
930 hPa
930 hPa
935 hPa
935 hPa
943 hPa
Bar length = depth below 1013 hPa (longer = stronger).
6-hourly track (UTC)
| Time | Lat | Lon | Wind kt | hPa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-07-25 18:00 | 13.1 | 150.9 | – | 1,006 |
| 1963-07-26 00:00 | 13.3 | 149.7 | – | 1,004 |
| 1963-07-26 06:00 | 13.1 | 148.5 | – | 1,002 |
| 1963-07-26 12:00 | 12.9 | 147.2 | – | 1,004 |
| 1963-07-26 18:00 | 12.8 | 146.0 | – | 1,004 |
| 1963-07-27 00:00 | 12.8 | 144.7 | – | 1,006 |
| 1963-07-27 06:00 | 12.6 | 143.7 | – | 1,004 |
| 1963-07-27 12:00 | 12.7 | 143.0 | – | 1,004 |
| 1963-07-27 18:00 | 13.1 | 142.6 | – | 1,004 |
| 1963-07-28 00:00 | 13.5 | 142.3 | – | 1,004 |
| 1963-07-28 06:00 | 13.9 | 142.2 | – | 1,004 |
| 1963-07-28 12:00 | 14.5 | 142.1 | – | 1,004 |
| 1963-07-28 18:00 | 14.9 | 141.9 | – | 1,004 |
| 1963-07-29 00:00 | 15.4 | 141.9 | – | 1,002 |
| 1963-07-29 06:00 | 15.9 | 142.0 | – | 1,002 |
| 1963-07-29 12:00 | 16.5 | 142.4 | – | 1,002 |
| 1963-07-29 18:00 | 16.9 | 142.8 | – | 1,000 |
| 1963-07-30 00:00 | 17.4 | 143.1 | – | 998 |
| 1963-07-30 06:00 | 18.1 | 143.6 | – | 998 |
| 1963-07-30 12:00 | 18.7 | 143.7 | – | 998 |
| 1963-07-30 18:00 | 19.3 | 143.6 | – | 998 |
| 1963-07-31 00:00 | 19.6 | 143.0 | – | 998 |
| 1963-07-31 06:00 | 19.5 | 142.3 | – | 1,000 |
| 1963-07-31 12:00 | 19.3 | 142.0 | – | 1,000 |
| 1963-07-31 18:00 | 19.0 | 141.8 | – | 1,000 |
| 1963-08-01 00:00 | 18.6 | 141.5 | – | 1,000 |
| 1963-08-01 06:00 | 18.3 | 141.1 | – | 998 |
| 1963-08-01 12:00 | 18.0 | 140.7 | – | 998 |
| 1963-08-01 18:00 | 17.7 | 140.2 | – | 998 |
| 1963-08-02 00:00 | 17.6 | 139.7 | – | 998 |
| 1963-08-02 06:00 | 17.6 | 139.2 | – | 998 |
| 1963-08-02 12:00 | 17.7 | 138.8 | – | 990 |
| 1963-08-02 18:00 | 17.9 | 138.5 | – | 985 |
| 1963-08-03 00:00 | 18.2 | 138.1 | – | 980 |
| 1963-08-03 06:00 | 18.4 | 137.8 | – | 970 |
| 1963-08-03 12:00 | 18.7 | 137.5 | – | 960 |
| 1963-08-03 18:00 | 19.0 | 137.2 | – | 950 |
| 1963-08-04 00:00 | 19.5 | 137.1 | – | 940 |
| 1963-08-04 06:00 | 20.0 | 136.9 | – | 930 |
| 1963-08-04 12:00 | 20.6 | 136.8 | – | 930 |
| 1963-08-04 18:00 | 21.1 | 136.7 | – | 930 |
| 1963-08-05 00:00 | 21.7 | 136.8 | – | 930 |
| 1963-08-05 06:00 | 22.5 | 136.8 | – | 930 |
| 1963-08-05 12:00 | 23.2 | 136.9 | – | 945 |
| 1963-08-05 18:00 | 24.1 | 136.9 | – | 950 |
| 1963-08-06 00:00 | 25.0 | 136.6 | – | 955 |
| 1963-08-06 06:00 | 25.7 | 136.1 | – | 950 |
| 1963-08-06 12:00 | 26.1 | 135.5 | – | 950 |
| 1963-08-06 18:00 | 26.6 | 134.9 | – | 950 |
| 1963-08-07 00:00 | 27.0 | 134.3 | – | 950 |
| 1963-08-07 06:00 | 27.4 | 133.7 | – | 950 |
| 1963-08-07 12:00 | 27.9 | 133.4 | – | 950 |
| 1963-08-07 18:00 | 28.4 | 133.2 | – | 955 |
| 1963-08-08 00:00 | 28.9 | 133.1 | – | 960 |
| 1963-08-08 06:00 | 29.6 | 133.2 | – | 960 |
| 1963-08-08 12:00 | 30.4 | 133.2 | – | 960 |
| 1963-08-08 18:00 | 31.2 | 132.9 | – | 960 |
| 1963-08-09 00:00 | 32.0 | 132.4 | – | 965 |
| 1963-08-09 06:00 | 32.8 | 131.8 | – | 970 |
| 1963-08-09 12:00 | 33.5 | 131.3 | – | 982 |
| 1963-08-09 18:00 | 34.0 | 130.9 | – | 986 |
| 1963-08-10 00:00 | 34.6 | 130.6 | – | 990 |
| 1963-08-10 06:00 | 35.3 | 130.6 | – | 992 |
| 1963-08-10 12:00 | 36.1 | 131.1 | – | 994 |
| 1963-08-10 18:00 | 36.9 | 131.7 | – | 994 |
| 1963-08-11 00:00 | 37.6 | 132.5 | – | 994 |
| 1963-08-11 06:00 | 38.0 | 133.2 | – | 994 |
| 1963-08-11 12:00 | 38.7 | 134.1 | – | 994 |
| 1963-08-11 18:00 | 39.2 | 135.2 | – | 994 |
| 1963-08-12 00:00 | 39.6 | 136.5 | – | 996 |
| 1963-08-12 06:00 | 39.9 | 137.6 | – | 996 |
| 1963-08-12 12:00 | 40.0 | 138.7 | – | 996 |
| 1963-08-12 18:00 | 40.0 | 142.0 | – | 996 |
| 1963-08-13 00:00 | 40.6 | 145.4 | – | 996 |
| 1963-08-13 06:00 | 41.2 | 148.6 | – | 996 |
| 1963-08-13 12:00 | 41.7 | 151.7 | – | 996 |
| 1963-08-13 18:00 | 42.5 | 154.3 | – | 996 |
| 1963-08-14 00:00 | 43.3 | 157.0 | – | 996 |
| 1963-08-14 06:00 | 43.9 | 159.4 | – | 998 |
| 1963-08-14 12:00 | 44.4 | 161.5 | – | 998 |
| 1963-08-14 18:00 | 45.1 | 163.5 | – | 998 |
| 1963-08-15 00:00 | 46.0 | 165.5 | – | 998 |
| 1963-08-15 06:00 | 47.4 | 167.8 | – | 998 |
| 1963-08-15 12:00 | 49.1 | 170.8 | – | 998 |
| 1963-08-15 18:00 | 51.2 | 173.4 | – | 992 |
| 1963-08-16 00:00 | 53.0 | 176.4 | – | 990 |
| 1963-08-16 06:00 | 54.9 | 178.2 | – | 986 |
Winds are RSMC Tokyo (JMA) 10-minute sustained winds and central pressure (winds recorded from 1977).