Hurricane History Map

2022 Western North Pacific season

30 storms formed in the Western North Pacific basin in 2022, from 29 March 2022 to 13 December 2022.

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Years2022
Ocean basin

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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 2022 season in numbers

The record holds 30 storms for the 2022 Western North Pacific season, of which 25 had names.26 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 12 reached typhoon strength (category 1 or more) and 5 were major (category 3 or more). 1 has no wind speed in the record.

  • 30storms
  • 26tropical storm strength or more
  • 12typhoon strength or more
  • 5major (category 3 to 5)
  • 162accumulated 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 2022

  • Noru (2022)21 September 2022 to 29 September 2022, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 940 hPa
  • Hinnamnor (2022)27 August 2022 to 9 September 2022, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 920 hPa
  • Nanmadol (2022)11 September 2022 to 20 September 2022, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 910 hPa
  • Muifa (2022)3 September 2022 to 17 September 2022, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 950 hPa
  • Malakas (2022)6 April 2022 to 18 April 2022, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 945 hPa

All 30 storms of 2022

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Malakas Category 3
Megi Tropical storm
Chaba Category 1
Aere Tropical storm
Songda Tropical storm
Trases Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Mulan Tropical storm
Meari Tropical storm
Ma-On Tropical storm
Tokage Category 2
Hinnamnor Category 5
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Muifa Category 3
Merbok Category 1
Nanmadol Category 4
Talas Tropical storm
Noru Category 5
Kulap Category 1
Roke Category 2
Haitang Tropical storm
Sonca Tropical storm
Nesat Category 2
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Nalgae Category 1
Banyan Tropical storm
Yamaneko Tropical storm
Pakhar Tropical storm

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