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1948 West Pacific typhoon season

The 1948 West Pacific season had 26 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 15 of them typhoons and 5 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from January 11, 1948 and the last ended on January 1, 1970. The strongest by wind was Typhoon Karen (1948), at 150 mph (240 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 207.6.

Storms
26
Typhoons
15
Major
5
Category 5
0
ACE
207.6
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongest
Typhoon KarenJan 11 – Jan 19150 mph—Category 4 typhoon
Typhoon LanaMay 16 – May 2090 mph—Category 1 typhoon
Typhoon MabelMay 29 – Jun 290 mph—Category 1 typhoon
Tropical Storm OpheliaJun 7 – Jun 1145 mph—Tropical storm
Tropical Storm NadineJun 9 – Jun 1170 mph—Tropical storm
Typhoon PearlJul 1 – Jul 8105 mph—Category 2 typhoon
Unnamed storm 7, 1948 West PacificJul 20 – Jul 24——Storm
Typhoon RoseJul 23 – Jul 2880 mph—Category 1 typhoon
Typhoon BerthaAug 4 – Aug 680 mph—Category 1 typhoon
Tropical Storm ChrisAug 8 – Aug 1460 mph—Tropical storm
Tropical Storm DoloresAug 10 – Aug 1450 mph—Tropical storm
Tropical Storm FloAug 20 – Aug 2360 mph—Tropical storm
Typhoon GertrudeAug 26 – Sep 4100 mph—Category 2 typhoon
Typhoon HazelSep 2 – Sep 790 mph—Category 1 typhoon
Typhoon JackieSep 11 – Sep 1890 mph—Category 1 typhoon
Typhoon IoneSep 11 – Sep 17140 mph—Category 4 typhoon
Tropical Storm KitSep 24 – Sep 2870 mph—Tropical storm
Unnamed storm 18, 1948 West PacificSep 28 – Sep 29——Storm
Typhoon LibbySep 29 – Oct 7145 mph—Category 4 typhoon
Unnamed storm 20, 1948 West PacificSep 30 – Oct 5——Storm
Typhoon MarthaOct 4 – Oct 8115 mph—Category 3 typhoon
Tropical Storm NormaOct 11 – Oct 1260 mph—Tropical storm
Tropical Storm OlgaOct 15 – Oct 1965 mph—Tropical storm
Unnamed storm 24, 1948 West PacificOct 19 – Oct 22——Storm
Tropical Storm PatOct 27 – Oct 3170 mph—Tropical storm
Unnamed storm 26, 1948 West PacificOct 31 – Nov 4——Storm
Typhoon RitaNov 1 – Nov 11115 mph—Category 3 typhoon
Typhoon AgnesNov 13 – Nov 20110 mph—Category 2 typhoon
Unnamed tropical storm 29, 1948 West PacificNov 29 – Dec 250 mph—Tropical storm
Typhoon BeverlyDec 2 – Dec 1090 mph—Category 1 typhoon
Unnamed tropical storm 31, 1948 West PacificDec 12 – Dec 1645 mph—Tropical storm