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1951 Western North Pacific season

34 storms formed in the Western North Pacific basin in 1951, from 19 February 1951 to 19 December 1951.

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Years1951
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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 1951 season in numbers

The record holds 34 storms for the 1951 Western North Pacific season, of which 17 had names.17 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 16 reached typhoon strength (category 1 or more) and 11 were major (category 3 or more). 17 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 34storms
  • 17tropical storm strength or more
  • 16typhoon strength or more
  • 11major (category 3 to 5)
  • 284accumulated 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 1951

  • Iris (1951)28 April 1951 to 14 May 1951, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 909 hPa
  • Thelma (1951)26 October 1951 to 2 November 1951, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 950 hPa
  • Georgia (1951)18 March 1951 to 27 March 1951, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 970 hPa
  • Louise (1951)25 July 1951 to 5 August 1951, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 904 hPa
  • Ruth (1951)7 October 1951 to 20 October 1951, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 924 hPa

All 34 storms of 1951

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Georgia Category 4
Hope Category 1
Iris Category 5
Joan Category 1
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Kate Category 3
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Louise Category 4
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Marge Category 3
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Nora Category 3
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Ora Category 2
Pat Category 2
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Ruth Category 4
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Sarah Category 3
Thelma Category 4
Vera Tropical storm
Wanda Category 2
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Amy Category 4
Babs Category 3

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