#16 Typhoon Carla (1967)
Duration: October 10-20, 1967
Origin: Western Pacific Ocean
Highest 1-minute Sustained Winds: 185 mph (295 kph)
Lowest central atmospheric pressure: 900 millibars
Super typhoon Carla, more notoriously known in the Philippines as Typhoon Trining began forming in the West Pacific on October 10, 1967 before intensifying in the Philippine Sea 5 days later. It inundated northern Philippines, pouring 47.86 inches of rain near the country’s summer capital, Baguio City. It proceeded to Taiwan in a weaker state but dumped an overwhelming 108 inches of rain, causing floods and leaving 250 dead.
