Hurricane History Map

1976 Western North Pacific season

31 storms formed in the Western North Pacific basin in 1976, from 26 January 1976 to 10 December 1976.

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Years1976
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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 1976 season in numbers

The record holds 31 storms for the 1976 Western North Pacific season, of which 26 had names.25 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 14 reached typhoon strength (category 1 or more) and 9 were major (category 3 or more). 6 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 31storms
  • 25tropical storm strength or more
  • 14typhoon strength or more
  • 9major (category 3 to 5)
  • 301accumulated 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 1976

  • Louise (1976)27 October 1976 to 10 November 1976, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 895 hPa
  • Therese (1976)8 July 1976 to 21 July 1976, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 905 hPa
  • Pamela (1976)14 May 1976 to 1 June 1976, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 920 hPa
  • Fran (1976)2 September 1976 to 16 September 1976, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 910 hPa
  • Billie (1976)31 July 1976 to 12 August 1976, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 915 hPa

All 31 storms of 1976

StormPeak
Kathy Category 1
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Lorna Tropical storm
Marie Category 4
Nancy Tropical storm
Olga Category 3
Pamela Category 4
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Ruby Category 4
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Sally Category 4
Therese Category 4
Wilda Tropical storm
Violet Tropical storm
Anita Category 1
Billie Category 4
Clara Tropical storm
Billie Unknown intensity
Dot Tropical storm
Ellen Tropical storm
Fran Category 4
Georgia Tropical storm
Iris Category 1
Hope Category 1
Joan Category 1
Louise Category 5
Marge Tropical storm
Nora Tropical storm
Opal Tropical storm

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