Hurricane History Map

1950 Western North Pacific season

44 storms formed in the Western North Pacific basin in 1950, from 10 April 1950 to 1 January 1951.

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Years1950
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 1950 season in numbers

The record holds 44 storms for the 1950 Western North Pacific season, of which 18 had names.18 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 12 reached typhoon strength (category 1 or more) and 6 were major (category 3 or more). 26 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 44storms
  • 18tropical storm strength or more
  • 12typhoon strength or more
  • 6major (category 3 to 5)
  • 160accumulated 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 1950

  • Doris (1950)6 May 1950 to 15 May 1950, peak Category 4 (130 kt)
  • Clara (1950)1 November 1950 to 15 November 1950, peak Category 4 (125 kt)
  • Jane (1950)29 August 1950 to 6 September 1950, peak Category 3 (100 kt)
  • Kezia (1950)4 September 1950 to 16 September 1950, peak Category 3 (100 kt)
  • Ossia (1950)25 September 1950 to 7 October 1950, peak Category 3 (100 kt)

All 44 storms of 1950

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Doris Category 4
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Elsie Category 1
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Grace Category 1
Flossie:grace Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Helene Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Ida Category 1
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Jane Category 3
Kezia Category 3
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Lucretia:nancy Tropical storm
Missatha Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Ossia Category 3
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Petie Category 2
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Ruby Category 3
Clara Category 4
Billie Category 1
Delilah Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Ellen Unknown intensity
Fran Category 1

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