Hurricane History Map

1969 Western North Pacific season

33 storms formed in the Western North Pacific basin in 1969, from 16 January 1969 to 21 December 1969.

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Years1969
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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 1969 season in numbers

The record holds 33 storms for the 1969 Western North Pacific season, of which 19 had names.19 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 13 reached typhoon strength (category 1 or more) and 7 were major (category 3 or more). 14 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 33storms
  • 19tropical storm strength or more
  • 13typhoon strength or more
  • 7major (category 3 to 5)
  • 204accumulated 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 1969

  • Elsie (1969)16 September 1969 to 4 October 1969, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 895 hPa
  • Viola (1969)20 July 1969 to 31 July 1969, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 900 hPa
  • Ida (1969)14 October 1969 to 25 October 1969, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 915 hPa
  • Kathy (1969)2 November 1969 to 13 November 1969, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 925 hPa
  • Susan (1969)15 April 1969 to 26 April 1969, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 940 hPa

All 33 storms of 1969

StormPeak
Phyllis Category 2
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Rita Tropical storm
Susan Category 3
Tess Category 1
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Viola Category 4
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Winnie Tropical storm
Alice Tropical storm
Betty Category 1
Cora Category 2
Doris Category 1
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Elsie Category 5
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Flossie Tropical storm
Grace Category 2
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Helen Category 3
Ida Category 4
June Category 3
Kathy Category 3
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Lorna Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Marie Tropical storm

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