Typhoon Carmen was a powerful tropical cyclone that was the ninth of eleven super typhoons to occur during the 1965 Pacific typhoon season. Originating as a tropical depression on October 1,the system tracked northwestward,before it had intensify into a tropical storm two days later. Carmen was later upgraded to a typhoon on October 3,before forming an eye while moving northward. Carmen underwent rapid intensification into a super typhoon in the vicinity of Agrihan on October 6,as its center passed above the island of Pagan,where powerful winds of 150 knots (280 km/h;170 mph) from the storm were recorded. The storm held onto this intensity until it began weakening from cold air on October 9. Carmen quickly shifted northeastward,before transitioning into an extratropical cyclone on the same day. Carmen later dissipated over southeastern Alaska on October 15.
Carmen passed the Northern Mariana Islands,bringing powerful winds that destroyed buildings and crops in Agrihan. On October 7,seven Japanese fishing vessels capsized in the stormy seas. According to the Japan Coast Guard official confirmed report,209 crewmen were killed.