Hurricane History Map

1957 Western North Pacific season

26 storms formed in the Western North Pacific basin in 1957, from 3 January 1957 to 25 November 1957.

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Years1957
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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 1957 season in numbers

The record holds 26 storms for the 1957 Western North Pacific season, of which 17 had names.20 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 17 reached typhoon strength (category 1 or more) and 14 were major (category 3 or more). 6 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 26storms
  • 20tropical storm strength or more
  • 17typhoon strength or more
  • 14major (category 3 to 5)
  • 414accumulated 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 1957

  • Lola (1957)7 November 1957 to 22 November 1957, peak Category 5 (160 kt), 900 hPa
  • Virginia (1957)17 June 1957 to 28 June 1957, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 900 hPa
  • Faye (1957)17 September 1957 to 1 October 1957, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 930 hPa
  • Kit (1957)4 November 1957 to 18 November 1957, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 910 hPa
  • Rose (1957)21 January 1957 to 30 January 1957, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 952 hPa

All 26 storms of 1957

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Rose Category 4
Shirley Category 3
Trix Category 4
Virginia Category 5
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Wendy Category 2
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Agnes Category 4
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Bess Category 3
Carmen Category 3
Elaine Category 4
Faye Category 5
Gloria Category 2
Hester Category 4
Irma Category 1
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Judy Category 4
Kit Category 5
Lola Category 5
Mamie Category 3

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