Hurricane History Map

1960 Western North Pacific season

40 storms formed in the Western North Pacific basin in 1960, from 28 January 1960 to 20 December 1960.

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Years1960
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 1960 season in numbers

The record holds 40 storms for the 1960 Western North Pacific season, of which 31 had names.27 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 19 reached typhoon strength (category 1 or more) and 9 were major (category 3 or more). 13 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 40storms
  • 27tropical storm strength or more
  • 19typhoon strength or more
  • 9major (category 3 to 5)
  • 330accumulated 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 1960

  • Shirley (1960)27 July 1960 to 6 August 1960, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 910 hPa
  • Ophelia (1960)21 November 1960 to 8 December 1960, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 925 hPa
  • Olive (1960)21 June 1960 to 1 July 1960, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 950 hPa
  • Trix (1960)2 August 1960 to 14 August 1960, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 930 hPa
  • Faye (1960)21 August 1960 to 5 September 1960, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 945 hPa

All 40 storms of 1960

StormPeak
Ivy Unknown intensity
Jean Unknown intensity
Karen Category 1
Lucille Tropical storm
Nadine Tropical storm
Mary Category 1
Olive Category 4
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Polly Category 4
Rose Tropical storm
Shirley Category 4
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Trix Category 4
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Virginia Category 2
Trix Unknown intensity
Agnes Tropical storm
Wendy Category 1
Bess Category 1
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Carmen Category 1
Della Category 2
Elaine Category 1
Faye Category 4
Gloria Tropical storm
Gloria Unknown intensity
Hester Tropical storm
Irma Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Judy Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Kit Category 2
Lola Category 1
Mamie Category 4
Nina Category 3
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Ophelia Category 4
Phyllis Category 3

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