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1946 West Pacific typhoon season

The 1946 West Pacific season had 15 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 13 of them typhoons and 10 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from March 1, 1946 and the last ended on January 1, 1970. The strongest by wind was Typhoon Lilly (1946), at 145 mph (230 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 277.5.

Storms
15
Typhoons
13
Major
10
Category 5
0
ACE
277.5
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongest
Unnamed storm 1, 1946 West PacificMar 1 – Mar 4——Storm
Typhoon BarbaraMar 27 – Apr 7115 mph—Category 3 typhoon
Typhoon CharlottMay 11 – May 1790 mph—Category 1 typhoon
Typhoon DollyJun 17 – Jun 23125 mph—Category 3 typhoon
Tropical Storm ElinorJun 23 – Jun 2560 mph—Tropical storm
Typhoon GinnyJun 26 – Jul 290 mph—Category 1 typhoon
Unnamed storm 7, 1946 West PacificJul 8 – Jul 12——Storm
Typhoon IngridJul 12 – Jul 20140 mph—Category 4 typhoon
Typhoon JanieJul 23 – Jul 31115 mph—Category 3 typhoon
Typhoon LillyAug 10 – Aug 21145 mph—Category 4 typhoon
Tropical Storm MaggieAug 22 – Aug 2770 mph—Tropical storm
Unnamed storm 12, 1946 West PacificAug 28 – Aug 30——Storm
Unnamed storm 13, 1946 West PacificSep 5 – Sep 8——Storm
Typhoon OpalSep 6 – Sep 14115 mph—Category 3 typhoon
Typhoon PriscillSep 8 – Sep 19115 mph—Category 3 typhoon
Typhoon QueridaSep 18 – Sep 27140 mph—Category 4 typhoon
Unnamed storm 17, 1946 West PacificOct 11 – Oct 14——Storm
Typhoon AlmaOct 18 – Oct 26140 mph—Category 4 typhoon
Typhoon BettyNov 5 – Nov 11140 mph—Category 4 typhoon
Unnamed storm 20, 1946 West PacificNov 11 – Nov 13——Storm
Typhoon DianneNov 13 – Nov 20110 mph—Category 2 typhoon
Unnamed storm 22, 1946 West PacificDec 6 – Dec 7——Storm
Unnamed storm 23, 1946 West PacificDec 14 – Dec 17——Storm