Hurricane History Map

1966 Western North Pacific season

46 storms formed in the Western North Pacific basin in 1966, from 3 April 1966 to 31 December 1966.

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Years1966
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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 1966 season in numbers

The record holds 46 storms for the 1966 Western North Pacific season, of which 30 had names.30 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 20 reached typhoon strength (category 1 or more) and 8 were major (category 3 or more). 16 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 46storms
  • 30tropical storm strength or more
  • 20typhoon strength or more
  • 8major (category 3 to 5)
  • 305accumulated 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 1966

  • Kit (1966)20 June 1966 to 3 July 1966, peak Category 5 (170 kt), 880 hPa
  • Cora (1966)28 August 1966 to 9 September 1966, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 918 hPa
  • Alice (1966)23 August 1966 to 4 September 1966, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 938 hPa
  • Irma (1966)10 May 1966 to 22 May 1966, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 972 hPa
  • Elsie (1966)8 September 1966 to 19 September 1966, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 945 hPa

All 46 storms of 1966

StormPeak
Hester Category 2
Irma Category 4
Judy Category 2
Kit Category 5
Lola Tropical storm
Mamie Category 2
Nina Category 1
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Ora Category 2
Phyllis Tropical storm
Rita Category 1
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Tess Category 2
Susan Category 1
Viola Category 2
Winnie Tropical storm
Betty Tropical storm
Alice Category 4
Cora Category 5
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Doris Tropical storm
Elsie Category 4
Flossie Category 1
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Grace Tropical storm
Helen Tropical storm
Ida Category 3
June Category 2
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Kathy Category 3
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Lorna Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Marie Category 3
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Nancy Tropical storm
Olga Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Pamela Category 2

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