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1950 West Pacific typhoon season

The 1950 West Pacific season had 18 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 12 of them typhoons and 6 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from April 10, 1950 and the last ended on January 1, 1970. The strongest by wind was Typhoon Doris (1950), at 150 mph (240 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 156.7.

Storms
18
Typhoons
12
Major
6
Category 5
0
ACE
156.7
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongest
Unnamed storm 1, 1950 West PacificApr 10 – Apr 15——Storm
Typhoon DorisMay 6 – May 15150 mph—Category 4 typhoon
Unnamed tropical storm 3, 1950 West PacificJun 5 – Jun 1040 mph—Tropical storm
Typhoon ElsieJun 22 – Jun 2885 mph—Category 1 typhoon
Unnamed storm 5, 1950 West PacificJun 28 – Jun 29——Storm
Unnamed storm 6, 1950 West PacificJul 6 – Jul 9——Storm
Unnamed storm 7, 1950 West PacificJul 9 – Jul 15——Storm
Typhoon GraceJul 13 – Jul 1880 mph—Category 1 typhoon
Tropical Storm Flossie / GraceJul 15 – Jul 2270 mph—Tropical storm
Unnamed storm 10, 1950 West PacificJul 22 – Jul 24——Storm
Tropical Storm HeleneJul 24 – Aug 360 mph—Tropical storm
Unnamed storm 12, 1950 West PacificJul 26 – Jul 28——Storm
Unnamed storm 13, 1950 West PacificAug 1 – Aug 4——Storm
Unnamed storm 14, 1950 West PacificAug 1 – Aug 4——Storm
Unnamed storm 15, 1950 West PacificAug 2 – Aug 5——Storm
Unnamed storm 16, 1950 West PacificAug 3 – Aug 7——Storm
Unnamed storm 17, 1950 West PacificAug 8 – Aug 14——Storm
Unnamed storm 18, 1950 West PacificAug 8 – Aug 10——Storm
Typhoon IdaAug 9 – Aug 2185 mph—Category 1 typhoon
Unnamed storm 20, 1950 West PacificAug 9 – Aug 14——Storm
Unnamed storm 21, 1950 West PacificAug 10 – Aug 16——Storm
Unnamed storm 22, 1950 West PacificAug 13 – Aug 24——Storm
Typhoon JaneAug 29 – Sep 6115 mph—Category 3 typhoon
Typhoon KeziaSep 4 – Sep 16115 mph—Category 3 typhoon
Unnamed storm 25, 1950 West PacificSep 6 – Sep 9——Storm
Unnamed storm 26, 1950 West PacificSep 11 – Sep 13——Storm
Tropical Storm Lucretia / NancySep 11 – Sep 1965 mph—Tropical storm
Tropical Storm MissathaSep 12 – Sep 2065 mph—Tropical storm
Unnamed storm 29, 1950 West PacificSep 14 – Sep 17——Storm
Typhoon OssiaSep 25 – Oct 7115 mph—Category 3 typhoon
Unnamed storm 31, 1950 West PacificSep 26 – Sep 28——Storm
Unnamed storm 32, 1950 West PacificSep 29 – Oct 1——Storm
Unnamed storm 33, 1950 West PacificOct 11 – Oct 15——Storm
Unnamed storm 34, 1950 West PacificOct 12 – Oct 17——Storm
Typhoon PetieOct 17 – Oct 24105 mph—Category 2 typhoon
Unnamed storm 36, 1950 West PacificOct 24 – Oct 31——Storm
Unnamed storm 37, 1950 West PacificOct 26 – Oct 28——Storm
Typhoon RubyOct 27 – Nov 4115 mph—Category 3 typhoon
Typhoon ClaraNov 1 – Nov 15145 mph—Category 4 typhoon
Typhoon BillieNov 4 – Nov 1190 mph—Category 1 typhoon
Tropical Storm DelilahNov 18 – Nov 2570 mph—Tropical storm
Unnamed storm 42, 1950 West PacificNov 19 – Nov 21——Storm
Storm EllenDec 11 – Dec 13——Storm
Typhoon FranDec 26 – Jan 190 mph—Category 1 typhoon