Hurricane History Map

1946 Western North Pacific season

23 storms formed in the Western North Pacific basin in 1946, from 1 March 1946 to 17 December 1946.

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Years1946
Ocean basin

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Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

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The 1946 season in numbers

The record holds 23 storms for the 1946 Western North Pacific season, of which 15 had names.15 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 13 reached typhoon strength (category 1 or more) and 10 were major (category 3 or more). 8 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 23storms
  • 15tropical storm strength or more
  • 13typhoon strength or more
  • 10major (category 3 to 5)
  • 278accumulated cyclone energy

Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the squared wind speed of every position of 34 knots or more, divided by 10,000. It is approximate here because the winds are 1-minute equivalents, and it is mostly useful for comparing seasons of one basin.

Strongest storms of 1946

  • Lilly (1946)10 August 1946 to 21 August 1946, peak Category 4 (125 kt)
  • Ingrid (1946)12 July 1946 to 20 July 1946, peak Category 4 (120 kt)
  • Querida (1946)18 September 1946 to 27 September 1946, peak Category 4 (120 kt)
  • Alma (1946)18 October 1946 to 26 October 1946, peak Category 4 (120 kt)
  • Betty (1946)5 November 1946 to 11 November 1946, peak Category 4 (120 kt)

All 23 storms of 1946

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Barbara Category 3
Charlott Category 1
Dolly Category 3
Elinor Tropical storm
Ginny Category 1
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Ingrid Category 4
Janie Category 3
Lilly Category 4
Maggie Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Opal Category 3
Priscill Category 3
Querida Category 4
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Alma Category 4
Betty Category 4
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Dianne Category 2
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity

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