Hurricane History Map

2020 Western North Pacific season

28 storms formed in the Western North Pacific basin in 2020, from 8 May 2020 to 25 December 2020.

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Years2020
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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 2020 season in numbers

The record holds 28 storms for the 2020 Western North Pacific season, of which 23 had names.23 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 12 reached typhoon strength (category 1 or more) and 7 were major (category 3 or more). 2 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 28storms
  • 23tropical storm strength or more
  • 12typhoon strength or more
  • 7major (category 3 to 5)
  • 153accumulated 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 2020

  • Goni (2020)25 October 2020 to 6 November 2020, peak Category 5 (170 kt), 905 hPa
  • Haishen (2020)30 August 2020 to 10 September 2020, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 910 hPa
  • Maysak (2020)26 August 2020 to 7 September 2020, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 935 hPa
  • Vamco (2020)8 November 2020 to 16 November 2020, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 955 hPa
  • Molave (2020)21 October 2020 to 29 October 2020, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 940 hPa

All 28 storms of 2020

StormPeak
Vongfong Category 3
Nuri Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Sinlaku Tropical storm
Hagupit Category 1
Jangmi Tropical storm
Mekkhala Category 1
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Higos Tropical storm
Bavi Category 3
Maysak Category 4
Haishen Category 4
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Noul Tropical storm
Dolphin Tropical storm
Kujira Category 1
Chan-Hom Category 1
Linfa Tropical storm
Nangka Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Saudel Category 1
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Molave Category 3
Goni Category 5
Atsani Tropical storm
Etau Tropical storm
Vamco Category 4
Krovanh Tropical depression

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