Hurricane History Map

1968 Western North Pacific season

43 storms formed in the Western North Pacific basin in 1968, from 20 January 1968 to 30 November 1968.

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Years1968
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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 1968 season in numbers

The record holds 43 storms for the 1968 Western North Pacific season, of which 29 had names.27 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 20 reached typhoon strength (category 1 or more) and 13 were major (category 3 or more). 16 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 43storms
  • 27tropical storm strength or more
  • 20typhoon strength or more
  • 13major (category 3 to 5)
  • 358accumulated 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 1968

  • Agnes (1968)27 August 1968 to 11 September 1968, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 900 hPa
  • Elaine (1968)22 September 1968 to 3 October 1968, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 910 hPa
  • Faye (1968)30 September 1968 to 12 October 1968, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 915 hPa
  • Wendy (1968)27 August 1968 to 10 September 1968, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 920 hPa
  • Mary (1968)19 July 1968 to 6 August 1968, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 925 hPa

All 43 storms of 1968

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Jean Category 3
Kim Category 3
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Lucy Category 3
Mary Category 4
Nadine Tropical storm
Olive Tropical storm
Nadine Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Polly Tropical storm
Rose Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Shirley Category 1
Trix Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Virginia Tropical storm
Agnes Category 5
Wendy Category 5
Bess Category 1
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Wendy Unknown intensity
Della Category 4
Carmen Category 3
Elaine Category 5
Faye Category 5
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Gloria Category 2
Hester Tropical storm
Irma Category 1
Judy Category 4
Kit Category 1
Lola Category 3
Mamie Category 1
Nina Category 1
Ora Category 4

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