Hurricane History Map

2015 Western North Pacific season

30 storms formed in the Western North Pacific basin in 2015, from 12 January 2015 to 1 January 2016.

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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 2015 season in numbers

The record holds 30 storms for the 2015 Western North Pacific season, of which 25 had names.26 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 19 reached typhoon strength (category 1 or more) and 16 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 30storms
  • 26tropical storm strength or more
  • 19typhoon strength or more
  • 16major (category 3 to 5)
  • 426accumulated 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 2015

  • Soudelor (2015)29 July 2015 to 12 August 2015, peak Category 5 (155 kt), 900 hPa
  • Maysak (2015)25 March 2015 to 7 April 2015, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 910 hPa
  • Noul (2015)2 May 2015 to 16 May 2015, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 920 hPa
  • Dolphin (2015)6 May 2015 to 24 May 2015, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 925 hPa
  • Atsani (2015)14 August 2015 to 29 August 2015, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 925 hPa

All 30 storms of 2015

StormPeak
Mekkhala Category 1
Higos Category 4
Bavi Tropical storm
Maysak Category 5
Haishen Tropical storm
Noul Category 5
Dolphin Category 5
Kujira Tropical storm
Chan-Hom Category 4
Linfa Category 1
Nangka Category 4
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Soudelor Category 5
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Molave Tropical storm
Goni Category 4
Atsani Category 5
Etau Tropical storm
Vamco Tropical storm
Krovanh Category 3
Dujuan Category 4
Mujigae Category 3
Choi-Wan Category 1
Koppu Category 4
Champi Category 4
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
In-Fa Category 4
Melor Category 4
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical depression

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