1964 Western North Pacific season

49 storms formed in the Western North Pacific basin in 1964, from 12 May 1964 to 1 January 1965.

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Years1964
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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 1964 season in numbers

The record holds 49 storms for the 1964 Western North Pacific season, of which 38 had names.38 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 26 reached typhoon strength (category 1 or more) and 13 were major (category 3 or more). 11 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 49storms
  • 38tropical storm strength or more
  • 26typhoon strength or more
  • 13major (category 3 to 5)
  • 403accumulated 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 1964

  • Sally (1964)3 September 1964 to 11 September 1964, peak Category 5 (170 kt), 895 hPa
  • Opal (1964)8 December 1964 to 18 December 1964, peak Category 5 (170 kt), 900 hPa
  • Louise:marge (1964)14 November 1964 to 26 November 1964, peak Category 5 (165 kt), 915 hPa
  • Wilda (1964)16 September 1964 to 27 September 1964, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 895 hPa
  • Cora (1964)5 July 1964 to 11 July 1964, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 970 hPa

All 49 storms of 1964

StormPeak
Tess Category 2
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Viola Category 1
Winnie Category 3
Alice Category 1
Betty Category 3
Cora Category 5
Doris Category 1
Elsie Category 3
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Flossie Category 1
Grace Tropical storm
Helen Category 4
Ida Category 4
June Tropical storm
Kathy Category 4
Lorna Tropical storm
Marie Category 1
Nancy Tropical storm
Olga Tropical storm
Pamela Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Ruby Category 4
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Sally Category 5
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Tilda Category 3
Violet Category 1
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Wilda Category 5
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Anita Tropical storm
Billie Tropical storm
Clara Category 1
Dot Category 2
Ellen Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Fran Tropical storm
Georgia Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Hope Category 1
Iris Category 1
Joan Category 1
Kate Category 1
Louise:marge Category 5
Nora Tropical storm
Opal Category 5
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity

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