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1954 Western North Pacific season

34 storms formed in the Western North Pacific basin in 1954, from 1 March 1954 to 29 December 1954.

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Years1954
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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 1954 season in numbers

The record holds 34 storms for the 1954 Western North Pacific season, of which 16 had names.18 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 15 reached typhoon strength (category 1 or more) and 10 were major (category 3 or more). 16 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 34storms
  • 18tropical storm strength or more
  • 15typhoon strength or more
  • 10major (category 3 to 5)
  • 307accumulated 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 1954

  • Ida (1954)18 August 1954 to 31 August 1954, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 890 hPa
  • Pamela (1954)26 October 1954 to 8 November 1954, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 900 hPa
  • Ruby (1954)2 November 1954 to 12 November 1954, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 940 hPa
  • Sally (1954)10 November 1954 to 21 November 1954, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 925 hPa
  • June (1954)4 September 1954 to 16 September 1954, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 905 hPa

All 34 storms of 1954

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Elsie Category 3
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Flossie Category 1
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Helen Category 1
Grace Category 3
Ida Category 5
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Grace Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Kathy Category 2
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
June Category 4
Lorna Category 3
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Marie Category 1
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Nancy Category 2
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Olga Category 3
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Pamela Category 5
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Ruby Category 5
Sally Category 5
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Tilda Category 4
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity

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